A/N: This and the next three are another of my favourite Space episodes.
Previously on Power Rangers in Space...
Astronema, Ecliptor and Mamamite stand on the Dark Fortress.
"Watch the terror Mamamite creates!" Mamamite sneered, as Astronema approaching the viewing screen, showing Angel Grove, and then Mamamite's babies underground.
In the city, the ground began cracking open as people ran away.
"The ground's cracking open!" Andros exclaimed.
Termites then began to come out of the cracks.
"Termites!" Mel gasped.
The termites then jumped up, and then landed on a lamppost, which they then completely chewed on.
Ashley and her Grandma then stand near a policeman near some debris.
"Please, take care of her." Ashley said, before she ran off.
"No! Don't, Ashley!" Grandma cried.
The termites then ate a whole car, except or the tires.
"Those termites will eat the whole city!" TJ exclaimed.
"When my granddaughter's in trouble, I go now!" Grandma said rudely.
She grabbed the officer by the shirt, and then flung him to the ground.
The termites flew past the other Rangers, chewing at their suits, before they combined into Termitus.
He then laughed before firing his eye lasers at them, hitting them all.
Grandma drove a police car towards him.
"Time to show this monster what a tough grandma can do." she said.
She ran the car right past Termitus, knocking him down.
On a jungle planet, TJ, Cassie, Carlos and Mel were all running through a jungle - TJ in the lead with a tracker.
"If Zordon is on this weird planet, we'll find him." TJ hoped, as Cassie ran away from the others.
She wandered past a bush and looked around, as Mel and the boys kept walking on. Cassie looked around, when she spotted something on the ground.
"Hey, footprints!" she called, getting the others attention.
The three of them then ran towards her, as she ran towards the footprints. She then crouched down near it, then touched it, as the others gathered around her.
"It looks like Piranhatron." she deduced.
"They might have Zordon." Carlos suggested.
"Anything's possible." Mel added.
TJ looked at the tracker as it beeped.
"The distress signal..." he said, moving it around. "..it's coming from over there." He pointed ahead of him. "Let's go."
All four of them then got up and ran off.
They then all walked through a field, unaware that Ecliptor and a bunch of Quantrons, where hiding behind a bunch of trees.
"My false distress signal is working perfectly. Everyone get ready to spring the trap." he instructed.
A monster with six horns, yellow eyes, sharp teeth, long fingernails, a red and grey face, and wearing an orange outfit, then appeared behind them all, carrying a dagger in one hand, and a sack in another over his shoulder.
"Huh?" Ecliptor gasped, turning to it as it laughed. "Darkonda, I told you never to darken my part of the galaxy again!"
"Take it easy, Ecliptor." Darkonda said, approaching him. "I just happened to be in the neighbourhood."
His dagger then stretched out, turning it into a sword.
"Really?" Ecliptor snarled. "You're always plotting something!"
"I wanted to see Astronema's newest lacky." Darkonda said.
Ecliptor then tried to hit him with his sword, but missed as he blocked it with his own.
"Don't start what you can't finish." Darkonda sneered, as they lowered their swords, which were still locked.
"You stay away from Astronema, or I shall mince you!" Ecliptor warned.
"This way, guys!" they heard TJ said.
Ecliptor growled as he moved away from Darkonda.
"Excellent." he said, looking at the Rangers as they came towards him. "Here they come."
"The signal's getting stronger." TJ told the others. "We're close."
"Close to your doom." Ecliptor sneered, as Darkonda came up behind him.
"Oh, let me guess: You've set up an ambush?" he guessed. "How predictable, Ecliptor."
They both watched as the Rangers came closer to them.
"Now!" Ecliptor commanded, as the Quantrons charged at the Rangers. "Attack them!"
He followed after them, as Darkonda watched.
"You're so old fashioned, Ecliptor." he remarked.
"Oh, no, it's a trap!" TJ exclaimed, as he spotted the Quantrons.
Cassie, Mel and Carlos all looked up and gasped.
"Quantrons!" Cassie gasped.
TJ then ducked as one tried to whack him with its staff, then Carlos did the same, and then hit it in the back. Mel rolled forward as another came at her, then Cassie dodged past a third as it tried to hit her, then hit a fifth in the chest with her elbow. TJ then tried to grapple Ecliptor, but he knocked him back, then Mel side kicked a Quantron in the chest, knocking it back slightly.
Carlos then ducked as another tried to hit him, then he grabbed its arm as it tried to again, as Cassie whacked a third in the chest with her elbow, before Carlos kicked the second away. Mel then ducked as a fourth tried to slice her with its blade, as Carlos spun around to dodge a fifth as it charged at him, as Cassie blocked a knee attack from the third with her hands.
Intro:
A hand presses the number '5' on the morpher.
5...
The Astro Megaship fires its lasers.
..4...
The hand presses the number '3' on the morpher.
..3,2...
A rocket blasts off, as the six Rangers strap in tight.
..1...
The rocket blasts off into space.
Rangers in Space
Mel holds up her Solar Spear in space.
Set...
She stands in the engine room and smiles.
..controls to...
Amy Acker
as Mel
..outer...
Ashley holds up her Star Slinger in space.
..space...
She stands on the bridge and smiles.
Tracy Lynn Cruz
as Ashley
..now.
Cassie holds up her Satellite Stunner in space, and then she smiles near a door.
Flying...
Patricia Ja Lee
as Cassie
..higher...
Andros holds up his Spiral Saber in space, and then he smiles on the bridge near the screen.
Christopher Khayman Lee
as Andros
..than ever..
Carlos holds up his Lunar Lance, and then smiles on the bridge.
Roger Velasco
as Carlos
..before.
TJ holds up his Astro Axe in space, and then he spins around on a chair on the bridge and smiles.
Selwyn Ward
as TJ
Astronema stands on her bridge in darkness.
Rangers...
Melody Perkins
as Astronema
..in Space.
Bulk and Skull stand together and smile.
Paul Schrier as Bulk
Jason Narvy as Skull
Go Power Rangers
Ecliptor shows up out of the ground.
Go Power Rangers
Action Director
Koichi Sakamoto
Go Power Rangers
The shuttle spins around as it kept flying.
Co-Producers
Sanford Hampton
Judd Lynn
Paul F. Rosenthal
Scott Page-Pagter
Go, go, go, fly
The Astro Megaship transforms into the Astro Megazord.
Go Power Rangers
Producer
Johnathan Tzachor
Go Power Rangers
A rocket shoots down towards Earth.
Go Power Rangers
Ah...in Space!
Darkonda kept watching the Rangers fight the Quantrons.
TJ sent a kick at one leg, tripping it up, Cassie dodged as another charged at her, then blocked a punch from a third, Mel backed away as a fourth tried to kick her, and Carlos spun around to dodge a fifth. He then blocked a sixth's kick with his hands, as TJ ducked under a seventh's punch, then got behind it and grabbed its arm, before kicking the first in the chest, knocking it down. Cassie backed away from the third as it tried to kick her, while Mel ducked as a the fourth tried to punch her in the face.
"I know a much faster way to finish off a Rangers." Darkonda snarled, as he took a hive out of the sack.
He sniggered, before throwing the hive up, and then he sliced it in half as it came back down, and then a bug buzzed out of it.
"Now show them your sting!" he commanded, chuckling.
TJ punched a Quantron in the chest, while Cassie spun around to dodge a few, as Mel sent a kick at another, but missed.
Ecliptor turned around, as the bug flew towards him.
"Huh?" he muttered.
He then ducked as the bug buzzed over him, and then he turned to the Rangers.
Carlos blocked a Quantron's staff with his hands, then pulled one back to punch it, when the bug landed on his hand and stung it.
"Ahhhh!" he cried in pain, clutching his hand.
He then fell to the ground, knocking the bug away, as the others turned to him.
"Carlos!" Mel cried.
They all ran towards him, and then crouched down.
"Carlos, are you okay?" Cassie asked.
"Something stung me." Carlos replied, showing the sting mark on his hand.
"We better get you back to the ship." TJ said, as they helped Carlos up.
"Get them, now!" Ecliptor commanded.
"See you later!" Mel called, before the Rangers teleported away.
"Ahh! They got away!" Ecliptor snarled.
The Quantrons turned and walked towards him.
"Darkonda, you did this!" he swore, turning around, but saw that Darkonda had vanished. "You... Huh? He's gone! Back to the Fortress!"
He held his sword in front of his face, before he and the Quantrons all vanished.
Later, onboard the Astro Megaship, Carlos was lying down on a table in the sickbay, as the others stood around him - expect Andros who stood by a computer. Ashley held a scanner near Carlos' right arm, which had weird colored veins going up it, as he was topless.
"These readings don't make sense." Ashley said confused.
"I didn't get a good luck." Carlos whimpered, as Ashley pulled the scanner away. "It was some sort of bug."
Andros turned to them all.
"Does it fell cold?" he inquired.
"Yeah." Carlos replied. "How do you know?"
The others all turned to Andros.
"You recognize the bite?" Cassie asked, shocked.
"I'm not sure." Andros answered honestly. "Maybe."
He and TJ then looked at each other, then he motioned TJ to follow him. They both walked out of the room, then stood in the doorway, as Carlos and the girls looked at them. TJ and Andros then started whispering to each other, before they both walked off.
Meanwhile, onboard the Dark Fortress, Ecliptor walked through a door as it opened towards a Quantron.
"Out of my way, toadstool!" he growled, pushing it away with his sword.
Another then walked towards him.
"You too, you walking trashcan!" he sneered, grabbing it and pulling it past him. "You're all worthless and weak!"
He growled as he walked past Elgar and Astronema - who now had wavy grey hair.
"Well, what happened?" Astronema inquired, as they turned to him.
"Something went wrong." Ecliptor said angrily.
"Something drastic, I presume, to rattle your nerves." Astronema assumed.
"Do not worry, my queen." Ecliptor said calmly, turning to her. "I'll finish the job. I will not fail you-"
The door opened again, and Darkonda walked in.
"Nonsense!" he sneered, getting everyone's attention. "You failed her already, Ecliptor."
Astronema pushed Ecliptor's sword back while staring at him.
"Who are you, and how did you get aboard my ship?!" she demanded.
"I am Darkonda, bounty hunter." Darkonda explained, walking towards her. "Evil is my business. We met once long ago, Astronema."
He crouched down and was about to kiss her hand, but she pulled it away.
"Darkonda?" she questioned, thinking for a few seconds. "I don't remember you!"
"He's a traitor, a double-crossing cheat." Ecliptor explained, walking towards her.
"You seem to know a lot about him?" Astronema inquired.
"You are wise to distrust strangers, Astronema." Darkonda commented, getting up. "But, thanks to me, one Power Ranger is already down."
He turned around and walked away, while Astronema was confused.
"And soon..." he added, as he stopped and turned to her. "I will deliver the rest of them to you."
He then disappeared, leaving Astronema more confused.
"What does he mean, 'one Ranger down;?" she questioned.
"During the fight, he released a Barillian Bug. It stung the Black Ranger." Ecliptor explained.
"A Barillian Bug?" Astronema questioned. "That's brilliant. Huh? Brilliant."
She then walked off as Ecliptor snarled.
Back on the planet, TJ was leading Andros towards the battle area.
"I think the bug fell right around here." TJ explained, as they stopped.
"We've got to be absolutely sure." Andros told him, as they started looking around.
Darkonda then came out from behind a bush, carrying another sack on his shoulder.
"Perhaps I have what you seek." he said, holding the bug up.
The two Rangers looked at him.
"Who are you?" TJ said.
"Darkonda is my name, and evil is my game." Darkonda replied.
He then turned around and dashed off, then TJ and Andros chased after him.
"After him!" Andros shouted, as Darkonda dashed from one bush to another like a blur. "He's got the bug!"
Darkonda laughed as he kept dashing from bush to bush.
"Let's Rocket!" Andros shouted.
He and TJ both morphed up as they kept running.
"Galaxy Gilder, hang ten!" Andros shouted, holding his right hand up, then moved it around in a circle, before clutching his fist and pulling it back.
Both their gilders then zoomed down towards them, then past them, before Andros jumped up, followed by TJ, then they both landed on them.
They both dashed after Darkonda as he kept dashing from tree to tree, laughing as he did.
"You see him, TJ?" Andros asked. "There he is!"
Andros dashed between some trees, then past some more as TJ followed.
"Let's get him." Andros said.
They both ducked under another tree branch as they kept chasing Darkonda.
"You ready?" Andros asked.
"Let's go!" TJ replied.
They both sped their gilders up, as Darkonda, who dashed from bush to tree, until he got onto a tree branch, holding a Barillian hive. He then sliced it open with his sword, then a Barillian bug flew out of it.
"Get them!" he commanded.
The two Rangers gasped.
"He's released the bug!" TJ gasped.
"Draw your weapon!" Andros ordered, as TJ brought his Astro Blaster out.
TJ then fired it as they both zoomed past a few trees, but the he fell over onto his back as the bug flew above him.
"Andros, I can't shake him!" he bellowed, waving his hands around, as the bug dodged them. "It's all over me!"
His gilder zoomed past a couple of trees as he rolled onto his chest.
"Ahh!" he moaned, as it zoomed past more trees.
He then got to his knees.
"Watch out!" Andros called, following behind him.
TJ looked up and saw him heading for a bent down tree.
"Ahh!" he yelped, as he jumped over it.
He then slipped onto his back as his gilder went past another tree.
Andros then stopped his gilder by the downed tree, then he jumped off it.
"Come on! Circle around me, TJ!" Andros called, while bringing out his Astro Blaster.
TJ turned to him. "Right!" he agreed.
He dashed forward, while Andros aimed his Astro Blaster. He then fired it, which then hit the bug as TJ ducked, causing it to hit the ground.
"Got him, TJ!" Andros cheered.
He put his Astro Blaster away.
"Now, let's get a look at this thing." he said, jumping over the tree.
He then ran towards the bug, then picked it up as TJ stopped his gilder near him, and then jumped off.
"Great shot." TJ remarked. "I thought that thing had me for sure."
Andros turned to him.
"What is it?" TJ asked.
"This is defiantly a Barillian Bug." Andros explained.
"So you've dealt with them before?" TJ inquired, as Andros turned away.
"Unfortunately, yes. Huge swarms of the once attacked my home planet." Andros explained.
"What happened?" TJ asked curiously.
"They were everywhere, stinging without warning." Andros explained sadly. "In hours, people who were stung turned into Barillian Bugs."
They stared at each other.
"You mean; Carlos is gonna become one of those things?" he asked.
"And then he'll try to destroy us." Andros replied. "Unless..."
"Unless what?" TJ inquired.
"Scientists developed an antidote on KO-35." Andros explained hopefully. "There may be some of it left. We've got to go get it for Carlos. It might be our only hope."
Onboard the Megaship, the three girls were staring at the viewing screen, which showed Andros and TJ, who had explained what was happening to Carlos.
"That's why we have to go to KO-35 immediately." Andros explained. "I need you three to restrain Carlos, and be careful."
The three girls turned to each other, and then back to the screen.
"We're on our way." Cassie said.
They all turned around and ran towards one of the doors.
In the med bay, the veins had now covered all of Carlos' body as he laid on his side. His body shook as his eyes widened, then he slowly began transforming into a monster size Barillian Bug, as the computer screen nearby showed his DNA changing. His hands became all claw like and sticky, which caused slime to go down his body.
The girls all ran towards the med bay, but once they got inside, they saw Carlos had fully transformed.
"Ahhh!" Cassie yelped, as they all gasped.
"Carlos?" Ashley questioned.
"Is that you?" Mel gasped.
Andros and TJ then teleported back onto the Megaship, then they both de-morphed and walked down a corridor.
"Ahh!" Ashley groaned, getting them to stop.
"Aghh!" Mel groaned.
TJ and Andros ran towards the med bay, and once inside, they saw the girls lying on the floor, but no sign of Carlos. Andros helped Cassie up, while TJ helped Ashley up, as Mel got up while clutching her arm.
"You okay?" TJ asked.
"Yeah. But Carlos, he became some kind of..." Ashley said, looking around.
"He turned into a bug monster." Mel explained.
TJ and Andros turned to each other, as Cassie nodded, then all five of them looked around. TJ then gasped when he noticed a hole in an air-vent above them, and then they all looked at it, seeing it was covered in slime.
"We have to search the ship." TJ realized.
"Let's go." Andros said.
They all then ran off, before Alpha followed - as he was knocked against the wall - before the ship went into hyperspace.
Onboard the Dark Fortress, Elgar pressed some buttons on a control panel.
"Huh?" he muttered, hitting it as it buzzed. "Hey, what's wrong with this?"
He rubbed his forehead as he turned around to Ecliptor and Astronema.
"Uh, we, uh, seem to have lost the, uh, Megaship." he reported.
"Stand aside, bumble-head!" Ecliptor sneered, pushing past him. "I'll track it!"
As he began pressing buttons on the control, Darkonda - who was standing nearby - turned to him.
"There's no need for that." he said, getting Ecliptor to turn to him, as he walked towards Astronema. "I know exactly where they'd headed."
"And where would that be?" Astronema inquired.
"They've gone to get the antidote for the Barillian Sting." Darkonda explained.
"There is no antidote!" Ecliptor argued angrily.
Darkonda chuckled. "Oh, but there is, my friend." he assured.
"Where? Where's this antidote the Rangers seek?" Astronema inquired, walking around him.
"I'm sorry, but I thought I was unwanted here." Darkonda sneered.
Ecliptor approached him. "That's correct, you are." he said.
Darkonda sneered, as Astronema turned him to her.
"I asked you 'Where is the antidote'?" she repeated angrily.
"KO-35." Darkonda replied. "And if I were you, I'd be there waiting for them."
"A fine plan, Darkonda." Astronema commented. "And you will be waiting for them."
Back on the Megaship, the human Rangers were on Mega Deck 1 by the jump tubes, and Andros handed the others an Astro Blaster.
"Make sure your weapons are at their lowest setting." he instructed, as they walked away slightly, before he turned to the others. "We gotta try not to hurt him."
"I'll go keep an eye on the bridge." Ashley said.
"I'll stay here in case he tries to escape." Mel said.
"Cassie and I'll check the engine room." TJ said.
"Remember: he's not Carlos anymore." Andros reminded them.
The others nodded, then all but Mel walked off, who instead turned around and began pacing around the room.
Andros then approached a door and opened it up, before he turned to his right. He then walked towards another doorway, and saw slime on it, which he then touched.
Ashley paced around on the bridge slowly, turning her head every few seconds as she walked by the hand controls. She turned around as she kept looking, but then jumped and aimed her blaster the left controls, as she heard a beeping noise.
"What was that?!" she gasped, moving her blaster around.
"I am DECA, onboard computer." DECA answered, as she'd made the noise.
"Oh..." Ashley muttered, as she sighed in relief.
TJ and Cassie walked down a hallway, as they heard a creaking noise up ahead. They both slowed down, when TJ saw Carlos running off ahead of them.
"There he is!" TJ said.
They both then ran after Carlos.
"Ashley, Mel, Andros, he's on Mega Deck 6!" TJ shouted into his morpher.
Carlos soon entered the engine room, as the five Rangers came together, and then followed him inside. He growled at the five of them, then jumped past them all, then landed onto the catwalk opposite him.
"I've got him!" Cassie said, as the girls aimed at him.
Andros then lowered their blasters. "Don't shoot!" he shouted. "You might hit the engines."
Carlos then got behind the main power unit.
"Look out!" TJ shouted.
He pulled Andros back, who then pulled the others back as Carlos pounced off the catwalk. The girls then fell over, then they all turned to Carlos as he picked up a barrel, and then threw it at them, hitting Andros and TJ, knocking them down.
Cassie got up horrified, then ran towards Carlos and grabbed his arms.
"Stop! Carlos, please!" she begged, as he grabbed her arm.
She then tried to hit him with her other arm, but he grabbed that as well. She then moaned as he spun her around and then threw her to the floor, before he turned and ran out of the door. The other four then all got up and ran towards Cassie, then Ashley and Andros held her up and she touched her neck.
"You okay, Cas?" Mel asked frantically.
"I think he stung me." Cassie said frantically.
Andros pulled her hair back from where she was touching her neck, and saw the sting mark on it, making him sigh sadly.
Later, as the Megaship came out of hyperspace, the five Rangers were in the med bay - Cassie lying on the bed which the others then strapped her too, but she knew the reason why.
"Attention, approaching planet KO35." DECA reported.
"TJ and I'll go down to the planet." Andros said. "Ashley, Mel, you two go to the bridge. Protect it no matter what, even if it means you have to shoot."
"Right." Mel understood.
TJ and Andros then both walked off, then picked up their Astro Blasters as the girls turned to them.
"Hurry back with the antidote." Ashley pleaded.
TJ and Andros then both ran off. Mel and Ashley then looked at Cassie sadly, unware that Carlos was watching from a vent above them, until they heard a noise, making them look up.
"See you later, Cassie." Mel said, as they both left the room.
"See you." Cassie said hopefully.
Andros and TJ then walked out of the elevator and onto Mega Deck 1 near the bridge. They both then turned around as they heard a noise.
"Did you hear that?" TJ asked worriedly.
Andros' eyes widened as the noise got louder.
"Come on." he said, patting TJ's shoulder.
They both then turned around and ran down the hallway, while still hearing the noise. Once they made it to the jump tubes, they gasped as Carlos came down from the ceiling in front of them.
"Ahhh!" he growled.
He then came at them both.
"Look out!" Andros called.
He then jumped past Carlos, who tried to hit TJ, but missed as he ducked. TJ then jumped towards the jump tubes, along with Andros, then they both slid down theirs as Carlos tried to grab Andros.
Both Rangers then shot down towards KO-35.
Meanwhile, as a figure walked down a hallway - breathing hardly - Mel and Ashley paced around on the bridge nervously.
"I hope they get back soon." Mel gulped.
Down on KO-35, TJ and Andros - now morphed - both ran towards a hospital building, but then stopped near a cube shaped sign saying 'Medical'.
"This is the hospital where the antidote was." Andros explained.
"Let's go." TJ said.
They both ran towards the hospital, and once inside, ran down some stairs.
"Let's just hope there's some left." Andros hoped.
They both then turned to a cabinet near, which Andros then tried to open, but it was locked.
"It's locked." he said, before bringing his Astro Blaster out. "I'll have to blast it open."
He fired at the lock, then put his blaster away, and then pulled the cabinet open.
"There." he said, picking up a small case with the word 'Medical' on it. "I hope there's some in here."
He opened it up, and saw a few small vials, and a tranquilizer gun.
"Yes, the Barillian Antidote!" he sighed.
"Good job, Andros." TJ said, touching his shoulder.
Lighting then hit the ground near them both, making them moan slightly as they fell against the stair rail.
"Ahh!" they moaned, as they looked up, and saw Darkonda approaching them.
"Too bad, you'll never get the chance to use it." he snarled.
Andros gave TJ the case. "Get this back to the ship, TJ." he ordered, before turning to Darkonda. "I'll hold him off."
"Give me that antidote, Blue Ranger?!" Darkonda demanded.
"Hurry, before it's too late." Andros ordered.
"I'm on my way." TJ said, before he climbed over the rail.
Darkonda then charged at them both, then Andros grabbed him as he tried to chase after TJ - who ran off with the case - and then turned him towards himself. Andros then tried to kick him, but missed as he ducked, then Andros blocked a punch from him, followed by a kick, then ducked under a punch.
TJ kept running away with the case, turning back every now and then to see if he was being followed.
Darkonda then knocked Andros down into a generator room.
"Aghh!" Andros moaned, as he looked up on his knees.
Darkonda then grabbed him and lifted him up, then spun around while holding him, and then threw him into a wall while keeping hold of him. He then threw Andros into a large pipe, then hit him in the chest with his knee, and then chopped him in the back, knocking him to his knees. He then kicked him in the chest as he tried to get up, knocking him down onto his side.
"Now I'm really going to bug you!" he sneered.
He dashed past Andros as he tried to get up, hitting him slightly. He then dashed from Andros' left to right while hitting him again, and then hit him again while dashing past him again. Sparks then came out of Andros' suit, making him fall onto his chest as Darkonda landed in front of him.
Darkonda then laughed as he brought his sword out.
"Now to finish you off!" he sneered.
He tried to slice Andros with his sword, but missed as he ducked, then they both turned to each other, as Andros grabbed his sword arm. Andros then twisted his arm, before he pushed Andros away, then they both went flying out of the room.
"Ahh!" Darkonda moaned, as Andros landed on his back, before he pushed him away.
Andros then got up and stared at him.
"Battlizer, now!" he shouted, crossing his fists over each other, and then held his right arm up. "This'll clip your wing!"
He put it down, then opened it up, and pressed the number 1 button. His hand then lit up bright red, then he pulled it back while growling.
"What?!" Darkonda exclaimed.
Andros held his fist up, then jumped up and dived towards Darkonda, chopping him in the shoulder, sending lighting all over him. Andros then pressed '1' again, then jumped up again, and this time punched Darkonda in the face, sending him flying away, as Andros landed on a step of steps.
"Alright." he cheered.
Darkonda got up and turned to him. "I'm gonna make you pay for that!" he snarled angrily.
Back on the Megaship, Mel and Ashley were standing behind the controls, as Ashley pressed buttons on it.
"Disturbance detected in the infirmary." DECA reported.
"Oh, no." Mel gulped.
"Huh?" Ashley muttered.
They both picked up their Astro Blasters, and then they walked towards the right side controls. Ashley pressed buttons on it, as Alpha came up behind them, and then they saw Cassie no longer on the bed she was strapped too.
"I guess she's fully transformed." Mel gulped.
A growling noise made them both turn around, then they ran towards the left side door, as Cassie tried to lift it up. They then both gasped as Carlos tried to pull up the right door, making them both move back.
"I'll take one, you take the other." Mel said, staring at Carlos' hands.
"Right." Ashley agreed nervously, staring at Cassie, as they both backed away. "DECA, they're both out there!"
"Door failure, 15 seconds." DECA reported.
"Oh, no! We're doom!" Alpha exclaimed.
Carlos and Cassie both then lifted the doors up, as Alpha, Mel and Ashley backed away into the left corner.
"Don't make us shoot!" Ashley warned.
"We don't want to do this!" Mel cried.
Carlos then jumped over the controls, before jumping in front of Mel and Ashley.
"Carlos! Cassie!" Mel cried.
"It's us, Ashley and Mel!" Ashley pleaded. "You guys, stop!"
"Please don't do this!" Mel begged, tears starting to come in her eyes.
"We said 'stop'!" Ashley pleaded. "Please!"
Cassie then fell to the floor, as something hit him from behind, and then Mel and Ashley saw TJ holding the tranquilizer gun. He then fired it at Carlos, sending a spray of smoke out of it, before she fell over.
Mel and Ashley then both ran towards TJ.
"That was close." Ashley remarked, as they both hugged him.
"Nice timing." Mel commented, as they broke apart.
They all turned to Carlos and Cassie as they both turned back to normal, before they ran towards him.
"All of their vital signs seem to be stable." Alpha explained, helping Cassie up.
TJ then helped Cassie up, as Mel and Ashley helped Carlos up.
"Are you alright?" TJ asked.
"Guess I am." Cassie sighed.
Carlos looked around. "What's going on?" he asked confused.
"We'll fill you in on the way." TJ explained, as they started running off. "We gotta go."
"Oh, good luck, Rangers." Alpha wished.
On KO-35, Darkonda and Andros were wrestling each other over Darkonda's sword. Darkonda then kicked Andros in the side, then he twisted him around, and then he sliced him in the chest with his sword, knocking him down.
"Ahh!" Andros moaned, as he rolled along the ground.
"Andros!" Ashley cried, as she and the others - now morphed - all ran towards him.
"You okay?" Mel asked, helping him up with Ashley.
"Man, am I glad to see you guys!" Andros groaned, clutching his chest. "Prefect timing."
"Prefect timing indeed." Darkonda sneered, before he showed them a tiny vial in his hand. "Now you can all watch as I destroy the last of the antidote."
He threw it to the ground, then the Rangers gasped as he stood on it, destroying it.
"Nooo!" Andros shouted, as Darkonda laughed. "We don't need it anymore!"
Darkonda laughed again as he brought out another Barillian hive.
"Ahh!" the Rangers gasped.
"That's what you think!" Darkonda sneered.
He threw the hive up, and then sliced in half with his sword as it came back down to him. Once it hit the ground, another Barillian bug buzzed out of it, and then grew monster size. Darkonda laughed as the Barillian bug growled.
"Poor Rangers. Fresh out of antidote, and about to face a brand new Barillian bug!" he sneered.
"I've got a score to settle with you!" Carlos snapped angrily, pointing at him.
"And so do I!" Cassie gritted angrily, folding her arms.
"Oh, they'll be enough of him for everyone." Darkonda assured, moving away from the Barillian bug.
He then fired lasers out of his hand at the Barillian bug, causing it to grow giant.
"We need Astro Megazord power now!" the Rangers shouted, holding their right hands up like a chopper, and their left by their chests like a chopper, then twirled them around while clutching their fists, then held their left up, and their right by their left elbows, then held their right arms up, and their left by their mouthpieces.
The front of the Megaship then split in half, and went down either side of it, as the Rangers jumped into it. The shuttle - now separated from the Megaship - spun around as it flew back towards it. The front of the Megaship then split in half, and went down either side of it, as the shuttle flew towards the top of the bits that split.
"Astro Megazord online!" they all shouted, holding their hands out with their fingers apart - Ashley her left, the others their right.
The Barillian Bug growled as the Astro Megazord landed on the ground. Barillian then growled again, as the Astro Megazord turned to it, and then dared it to come closer with its hands.
Barillian then charged at it, then tried to hit it with its claw hand, but missed as it dodged. Barillian then turned around to hit it again, but missed again, and then again.
"He's fast." Andros admitted, moving the levers to keep dodging. "Got to...try to stay one move ahead of him!"
He kept moving the Astro Megazord back, as Barillian kept trying to hit it with its claw.
"Elbow strikes, now!" Andros ordered.
"Right!" Mel said.
The Astro Megazord elbowed Barillian in the chest twice, then punched it four times in the chest, and then once in the face, sending it flying away.
"Saber, online!" Andros shouted.
The Astro Megazord brought out its saber, which then powered up. It then dashed towards Barillian, and then slashed it with its saber, causing lighting to come out of it as it turned around. The Astro Megazord then stopped, as sparks came out of Barillian, and then it turned into fire and shot up towards the sky, which then exploded.
The Astro Megazord then stood at ease.
Later, onboard the Dark Fortress, Astronema stood on the bridge, as Ecliptor came up behind her, as Elgar watched from behind him.
"You see how worthless Darkonda truly is?" Ecliptor inquired, walking around Astronema. "Get rid of him at once! Just say the word, and I will take care of him for you."
The door then opened up behind him, getting them both to turn to it, as Darkonda stepped in.
"You failed." Ecliptor accused, pointing at him. "Obviously you're not as valuable as you claim to be."
"No, I succeed." Darkonda sneered, walking towards them. "We won knowledge. The Red Ranger is the only true Space Ranger. Separate him from the others, and they'll fall apart. And I know just how to do it."
"Tell me your plan?" Astronema asked, wrapping her arm around him.
"Gladly." Darkonda smiled, as they walked off.
Ecliptor stared at them both.
Meanwhile, on KO-35, Andros was standing on top of a building, holding his locket, while thinking about Karone. He stared at his locket, while twirling it around, and then he stared at a forest nearby.
(Flashback)
Young Andros and Karone played with their toy, before Karone used her telekinesis to push it away. Andros got up and ran after it
"Karone!" he called, running back with the toy in his hand. "Karone!"
He spotted a monster that looked like Darkonda carry Karone away behind a bush while she screamed.
"Karone, where are you?!" Andros called. "Karone!"
(Flashback ends)
"Andros." a voice said, making Andros open his eyes.
He looked back at the forest, as Ashley came towards him as he sighed.
"What are you thinking about?" Ashley asked, as he turned to her, while she leaned beside him.
"My sister, Karone. Last time I saw her was way in that park over there." Andros explained, pointing at it. "Something tells me I'm really close to finding her."
"I hope you're right." Ashley said, wrapping her arms around him. "Come on."
She patted his shoulder, then he put his locket around his neck and then under his shirt, then they turned around and walked off, as Ashley touched his back.
Next time on Power Rangers in Space...
A satellite dish moves around on a planet.
"We'll find Zordon, long..." Andros begins.
The Rangers look at a scanner on the Astro Megaship.
"..before Dark Specter can..."
Darkonda and Ecliptor fire lasers out of their eyes at the satellite, destroying it.
"..can steal his power."
The Rangers all stare at the duo.
"What's happening to 'em?" Andros wonders, as they merge into one.
"They're transforming!" Cassie gasped.
"But into what?!" Ashley gasped.
"More like merging into one!" Mel argued frantically.
The merging process completes itself.
"I am Darkliptor!" he sneers, with Darkonda's voice.
He put both swords together, and then fires rays out of them at the Rangers, hitting Cassie and Ashley as the others dodge.
"Ahhh!" Ashley screamed, as she and Cassie become trapped inside square holders.
TJ then dives at Darkliptor in front of Andros and Mel, and then takes a hit for them.
"TJ!" Andros cries, as TJ falls to the ground.
"Noooo!" Mel cries.
Darkliptor then hits Carlos with the sword rays, freezing him in a container.
"They're frozen solid!" Andros gasps, as he and Mel help TJ up.
The three then stand in the med bay.
"Darkliptor still has the others." Andros explains, as TJ looks confused. "Remember?"
"No, I don't remember." TJ replies.
"You okay, Teej?" Mel asks.
A/N: I know Darkonda has nine lives, but he only lost seven of them on the show. So, I'm gonna make sure I explain his other two lives were lost in my remaining original chapters.