==School==

The bell rang.

The Rangers' nightmares about living in the Shadowlands for the rest of eternity had come to a close as they prepared to start the school day on Monday.

"Okay, catch you later, Ryleigh!" Johnny said as he left Ryleigh's locker.

"Seeya!" Ryleigh said.

Emma walked up to Ryleigh right after Johnny left. "You two have been spending a lot of time together. What gives?" she asked.

"Well, if I tell you something, do you promise not to tell?" Ryleigh said.

"Uhh...sure." Emma replied.

"I think I'm in love with him."

"WHAT!?" Emma said, completely in shock.

"Yeah...he's the nicest person in the world and I really think we could have something together."

"You know, Raylan tells me he has something for you." Emma said.

"For real?" Ryleigh asked.

"Yeah, no joke. Anyways, I gotta get off to class, see ya!" Emma exclaimed.

"Thanks for the info!" Ryleigh said, smiling.

On the other side of the hallway, Mike was standing with a few friends and watching the scene. He was extremely jealous of the attention Johnny got from Ryleigh and wanted some of it for himself.

"What the hell does she see in him?" Mike asked one of his friends.

"Well, he knows how to treat her the way she wants to be treated." one of his friends replied.

"Shut the fuck up!" Mike said.

"Sorry...you're the one who asked." the friend said in a softer tone.

==Lunchtime==

Ryleigh called Johnny over to sit at her table with her friends. Mike saw this and took a seat at her table as well.

"Hey, Johnny!" Ryleigh said.

"No 'hey' for me?" Mike asked.

"Oh...hey, Mike..." Ryleigh said with a sarcastic face. Johnny gave her a funny look which she was able to comprehend.

"Sweet Jesus, he's annoying." Johnny whispered in her ear.

"I know..." Ryleigh whispered back, her lips grazing his ear.

Johnny couldn't think of anything more dreamy than her lips making contact with any part of his skin. All he ever wanted was to get close to her, but he never imagined getting this close to the girl of his dreams, the hottest girl in the entire school.

Ryleigh put her head on his shoulder and he put his arm around her. They could both see the irritation in Mike's face.

"I've gotta use the bathroom..." Mike said, obviously in disdain.

Ryleigh looked up into Johnny's eyes and Johnny looked back into hers.

Should I kiss her? he thought. Nahhh, that wouldn't be a good idea right now.

==End of the Day==

The dismissal bell rang and all of the Rangers' morphers went warm. They all rushed to meet up in their confidential location; under the staircase leading downstairs.

"Gehn, bring us in." Raylan spoke into his morpher.

==Gehn's Hideout==

The Rangers were teleported to Gehn's hideout.

"Rangers! There is a threat on the top of one of the towers, the CitiBank tower to be specific!" Gehn said.

"Right, so what's the condition?" Raylan asked.

"One of J's Shadow generals, Henin, has taken hostage a few civilians and await your response. You guys have to go there and kick his ass, to be honest." Gehn said.

"Okay, let's get going!" Raylan said.

"Spirit of Animus, Red Falcon!"

"Spirit of Animus, Blue Lion!"

"Spirit of Animus, Green Bull!"

"Spirit of Animus, Yellow Elephant!"

"Spirit of Animus, Pink Rhino!"

"Ice Wyvern, Energize now!"

"Lightning Thunderbird, Energize now!"

"Fire Dragon, Energize now!"

Gehn teleported the Rangers off.

"Gadget-X, you must come up with new morph calls. Those take way too long." Gehn said.

"Yes, master." the robot replied.

==CitiBank Tower==

"Gehn said Henin was up here...Oh shit, there he is!" Raylan cried out.

"Ah! So you are the Power Rangers who were almost killed by our master? Pathetic! I will decommission you as of right now!" Henin said, in a gurgling voice.

The Rangers could see hostages tied up on the floor.

"I'll untie them, you guys hold this Shadow off!" Emma said.

"Sounds like a plan!" Raylan replied. "Ready, Rangers? Let's go!"

Henin sent a mass of Shadows at the Rangers.

"You guys hold the Shadows off, I'll take Henin one-on-one!" Raylan commanded.

He charged at Henin and threw wild punches and kicks. Henin countered with his own hits and the battle was overall neutral. Emma rushed to the hostages and untied each and every one of them, setting them free as they ran downstairs. Shane and Tyler worked together on taking down one army of Shadows while Ryleigh and Johnny worked on another set of Shadows. Mike and Sydney worked independently.

"Like, oh my gosh, I think my hair is getting ruined in this helmet." Sydney said.

"Shut up!" the rest of the Rangers said.

Two Shadows caught Ryleigh and pinned her down. Johnny went to her rescue and he was also pinned to the ground.

Pathetic. Mike thought. That's not how a real man, would do it. I'll show Ryleigh how a real man saves his lady.

Mike blasted the Shadows pinning Ryleigh down and went to her aid. He picked her up in his arms as Johnny destroyed the Shadows pinning him down. Ryleigh squirmed her way out and ran to Johnny, who held her. Mike was fuming.

Raylan's battle with Henin was going nowhere. Neither had an advantage over the other and it was a pointless effort. However, now that the Shadows were taken care of, the other seven Rangers could come to his assistance. They collectively beat him to the ground and destroyed him in a matter of minutes.

"Thanks, guys, I really owe you all a lot." Raylan said.

"No problem, Raylan. After all, we can't lose our leader, can we?" Emma said.

"Hey, why don't we go out and get some Fro-yo today?" Raylan suggested.

"Yeah!" the rest of the team shouted as they powered down and walked away.