Unknown Planet.

Coiloga was sitting around waiting when he saw a ship coming down. "That'll be my delivery incoming.", he said as he went over to where the craft had landed. When the door opened, he was disappointed with who emerged. "Dark Soul. What brings Gingaku's lackey out to my rescue?"

"This isn't a straight rescue.", Dark Soul answered. "Gingaku has grown suspicious of you and tired of your group's lack of success. Especially since you lost your most powerful ship to the Rangers."

"Don't worry about that.", Coiloga brushed off his fellow's warnings. "Even if they found the location of our palace on the planet Black, they can't access the system with the current stellar alignment. In the meantime, I can get to work on eliminating them. Did you bring the weapon I ordered from Dr. Cerebron?"

"I did.", Dark Soul said, indicating the bull-like robot behind him. It was the Ranger's robotic member Tarrant, only lacking the cloak, which revealed the presence of a cannon on his shoulder. "How did you get him under our control?"

"I had him connected to a control network created by Dr. Cerebron.", Coiloga answered. "And I need your help in using him to destroy the Rangers."

Outside the Dark Nebula.

Having found the location of the Gingaku Brainworld to be planet Black in the Dark Nebula, the 11 Rangers, along with their ally Heath, were on their way to attack it in the Shooting Star ship they had commandeered. "I can't believe we're about to do this.", Mila said as she looked out at the stars.

"Very few could've dreamed of finding this planet, let alone launching an attack on it.", Myron agreed.

"Today, Gingaku's rule of the universe will end.", Yuri concluded.

"Let's go.", Drago said, pointing his hand forward.

"Roger.", Winda said as she operated the controls, taking them forward toward the Nebula. However once they reached the entrance, they were stopped by an invisible force. "Something's wrong. We're not getting through."

Then an armada of Dark Gears and drones attacked the ship. "We can't possibly fight all of them off.", Proton said frantically. "We need to get out of here now."

Winda nodded and turned the ship around, warp-jumping to another galaxy. "That was a close one."

"Too bad we disconnected you from Gingaku's central network after what Tensil did to you.", Scales lamented to Winda. "We could really have used an explanation on why we were deflected."

"It's likely a cosmic thingy.", Jiro suggested. "If only one of us had practical cosmic knowledge that could help us navigate that sector of space."

"Dr. Cerebron once had an assistant who had a minor in cosmology.", Heath spoke up. "She left his service befor Myron was conscripted, but I think I came across a record of what planet she moved to." He went over to the computer and brought up the planet. "That's amazing, she just happened to move nearby to our current co-ordinates."

"Then what're we waiting for?", Cobras asked. "Let's go and ask for her help."

From their ship, Dark Soul and Coiloga observed the computer. "Are you sure they'll fall for our ruse?", the former asked.

"Positive.", Coiloga answered. "They'll take any help they can get in breaching the Dark Nebula's natural barrier. And then, we can spring our trap."

Planet I-60, Crane System.

The Shooting Star ship appeared in orbit above the planet. Yuri, Myron, Jiro, Barry and Proton all took off for the planet with their Zords, while everyone else stayed on the ship. When the party landed, they saw the city around them, practically deserted. "Well, this should be easy.", Barry said. "We just have to find someone who lives here and we've found our target."

"Oh this place isn't deserted.", Myron said, indicating the various eyes looking out at them from the buildings. "It's simply full of fear."

One man walking by saw the Rangers, in particular the stat-shaped logo on the suits they had taken to wearing, and dropped his stuff, backing away. "Keep away.", he said with fear. "I won't let you get to me."

"What're you talking about?", Yuri asked him. "We only just arrived here."

"You may have.", the man said. "But your friend's been terrorising us for days now."

"A friend?", Jiro asked. "Of ours?"

"Yeah, a bull-like robot, with a lot of armour and a red blaster on his arm. With that exact same insignia as you guys are wearing." And then, the man ran off in the other direction.

The other Rangers were worried by the description provided. "Is it just me, or does the "friend" he described sound a lot like Tarrant?", Barry asked.

"It would be plausible.", Proton answered. "We don't know where he ended up when he got caught up in the Chronos effect. He could've ended up here."

Myron however, was less willing to believe it. "No, it can't be.", he insisted. "Tarrant wouldn't be attacking these people, he's not like that." He then shook off the thought. "We need to find Cerebron's old assistant and get out of here."

"How do you know about Dr. Cerebron?" Everyone turned to the source of the voice, an avian humanoid woman, with white feathers. "And how did you know I was here."

"Let's just say we have a mutual acquaintance.", Yuri answered her. "I assume you're the assistant we're looking for."

"Corvelia, at your service.", the bird-woman bowed. "Now then, we should get out of here so we can discuss things a little easier." The Rangers followed their new acquaintance into a building, unaware they were being observed by a mechanical onlooker.

{{++++Power Rangers located. Initiate protocols. Start our mission.++++}}

Up in orbit, the other Rangers received a call from Proton on the planet's surface. "We've heard word of mouth from the locals that make it seem like our missing comrade Tarrant is on the planet causing mayhem."

The other Rangers were confused by this. "That doesn't sound like Tarrant.", Slash commented. "Unless they're Gingaku, he wouldn't hurt a fly."

"Well he was built to be a weapon of destruction.", Heath commented. "Maybe something happened to make his original programming kick in. Like how Winda was reprogrammed to work against us."

"Thanks for reminding me.", Winda said with some annoyance.

"Nevertheless, I think we should run a sweep of the planet.", Proton continued. "That way, we can be certain if this is the real deal, or a misnomer."

"How can we do that?", Mila asked. "Tarrant doesn't have any DNA to single out. And who knows how many robots are on that planet."

"We won't be searching for DNA.", Cobras answered her. "At least, I assume we won't.", he said this to the Commander.

"Indeed.", Drago nodded. "We're going to search for the energy signature of Bull-05, which we have a copy of thanks to both the All Zords and Big Bang Spheres."

"In that case, this'll be easy.", Scales exclaimed. He picked up the All Zords Sphere, scanned it and went over to the computer. "This process should only take about a few seconds." Sure enough, after a few seconds, he recoiled in shock. "Oh no, this seems bad."

"What? What is it?", Winda asked.

"According to this, Tarrant is on that planet. And he's heading your way, Proton."

"We should get down there.", Mila said, to which Slash nodded in agreement. They pulled out their Cosmo Spheres and were about to Morph, when Drago stopped them.

"Before you do anything rash, how about you help me test something out?", Drago asked. "I've installed a system to launch the Zords from this ship much faster than if you summoned them yourself. And I want you to help me test it out."

Back on the planet, the Rangers had sat down and begun to speak with Corvelia. "So, what caused you to leave Dr. Cerebron?", Yuri asked her. "Was it like Myron here, where you realised how much of a slimy creep he was?"

"Oh definitely, but without the 'murder' thing.", Corvelia answered him. "He had me help him out with a project to create a new creature for Gingaku, to supposedly bring harmony to the universe. I should've known something was wrong when he named it 'the Terrorvore' and used DNA from a Hadaruga to catalyse its evolution. When we unleashed the beast, it proved disobedient, wiping out the entire population of a planet within a month. While Lord Gingaku rightfully shut down the project and ordered the creatures be destroyed, Cerebron was only concerned on how far he was being set back. That was the last straw that made me come here."

It was then that Proton returned from his communication with the ship. "I've had a scan done over the planet. It turns out that Tarrant IS on the planet. And that he's nearby."

As if on cue, the building was rocked by an outside force. "I think that'll be him.", Barry said as the Rangers headed out, leaving Corvelia behind.

The group headed outside, where they saw Coiloga. "I knew you'd come here, Rangers.", he gloated. "Cerebron's former assistant is the best cosmologist on record. It stood to reason you'd turn to her."

"Cut the chit-chat.", Myron said angrily. "Is it true? Is Tarrant on his planet and attacking these people?"

"Why don't you see for yourself." Coiloga indicated to the figure of Tarrant, standing behind him. Only now he was lacking the cloak over his right shoulder, exposing a shoulder cannon. "Let's just say that we've restored him to factory settings. He's one of us now, as he should've always been."

Before anyone could do anything, Tarrant was shot back by a figure from above. When everyone looked that way, they saw a figure in a red mask with his left arm wrapped in something and a golden belt on his chest. "No problemo, freundes. I'll take care of this diayaku.", he said, switching between 4 separate accents. He jumped down to confront Coiloga and the supposed Tarrant. "You sir, j'accuse of being a fake."

The Rangers realised who the newcomer was off the bat. "Only one person I know would butcher so many languages as a cover identity.", Barry realised.

"That's a fake.", Proton said as he pointed at Coiloga's robotic helper. "The real Tarrant is over here."

"Non, I am ja nai Tarrant. Je mapelle Der Toro.", the newcomer insisted. "I've never met you before.", he said unconvincingly.

"Well, I guess we were mistaken.", Jiro said dismissively. "He's obviously some newcomer."

Myron facepalmed. "Are you serious?", he asked.

The Tarrant with Coiloga fired on the newcomer, who took the hit and ran forward to kick him. "Der Toro" then fired his laser at the robot, surrounding it with flames. "That takes care of that.", he said.

{{++++Camouflage shell compromised. Damage minimal++++}} As everyone looked on, the robot had withstood the hit, but had now been reduced to a skeletal appearance that lacked the Morpher.

"Ah, I see you've discovered my fake a lot faster than I would've thought.", Coiloga said. "You're looking at Dr. Cerebron's latest and greatest creation, the Neo-Bullroid. A successor to your friend Tarrant here, but with none of his weaknesses."

"I said I wasn't this handsome Tarrant guy.", "Der Toro" declared as he once more charged at the Neo-Bullroid. The robot fired again, barely missing its target and beginning a path of destruction.

{{++++Primary objective: destroy! Destroy! DESTROY!++++}} The Neo-Bullroid began firing wildly, with the Rangers narrowly dodging the destruction it caused. Barry was knocked back, using his Zord cockpit to fly to safety before he hit the ground, but the others managed to morph and run forward.

But they were blocked by "Der Toro". "I said to allow me to handle this.", he said as he grappled with the robot.

"That leaves all of you to me.", Coiloga said as he began grappling with the 4 Rangers, managing to block most of their hits.

Elsewhere, "Der Toro" and the Neo-Bullroid had moved away from the fightin and towards an abandoned location. "I won't allow you to carry on Dr. Cerebron's legacy.", he said as he continued the fight. He dodged out of the way as the Neo-Bullroid fired again.

{{++++Compatible hardware detected. Downloading control software++++}} "Der Toro" was surrounded by sparks as he began to convulse. However, he managed to resist long enough to ram the enemy into a building, before beginning to smash up the scenery under his new directives. {{++++Destroy! Destroy! Destroy!++++}}

Myron and Jiro came running from around the corner. "What's happened to him?", Jiro asked. "He's going crazy."

"Of course, he's using the same software from when we activated him.", Myron realised. "The Neo-Bullroid used that to send it's programme to its older brother, kind of like sharing files on ICloud."

But "Der Toro" couldn't hear them anymore, turning and firing on the two Rangers. {{++++Destroy! Destroy! Destroy!++++}}

Elsewhere, Yuri and Proton prepared their weapons for a finishing move against Coiloga. "Double Burning Attack!"

However, Coiloga took the two hits and emerged unscathed. "Was that supposed to hurt?", he asked sarcastically.

"That normally works.", Proton commented.

"Too bad.", Coiloga said as he charged at the two, slashing them down with their own energy.

"He used our own attacks against us.", Proton wheezed as he got back up.

"Exactly.", Coiloga declared as he put a sword to his shoulder. "Let's see what else you can hit me with.l

"You're on.", Yuri said as he pulled out his Dual Sphere and inserted the "sun" side into his Morpher. "Hyper Plus Up!"

Coiloga was blinded by a flash, which cleared to reveal the Rangers had vanished. "That smarts.", he said angrily.

Elsewhere, Myron and Jiro were still trying (and failing) to deal with the out of control robot that they had both worked out was really Tarrant. {{++++Destroy! Destroy! Destroy!++++}}

Myron ran over to Tarrant and held him in place with his Cosmonata. "Tarrant, hold still so I can do this.", he begged. After a few seconds, Tarrant fizzled out and stopped still.

"How did you do that?", Jiro asked.

"I used the same anti-control software I gave Winda after our last battle.", Myron answered as Tarrant regained consciousness.

"Reboot complete.", Tarrant said, before looking around. "Oh hey Myron, you managed to find me."

"I see your memory's been affected slightly.", Myron said as he let go. "What do you remember after being hit with the Tempus effect?"

Champ removed his mask and the cloak around his wrist, revealing his Morpher. "Well, when that light hit me, I woke up on this planet, a couple of days ago. I found that people were scared of me and went to investigate. When I saw that the culprit was a doppelgänger, I adopted this disguise and went to investigate." He then removed the belt as well. "And just as I seemed to be getting close, I wake up here with you guys. So, how've you been?"

"We've been doing fine.", Myron summarised. "Yuri and Cobras got new powers, Drago brought us a new ship and we discovered the yGingaku Brainworld is the planet Black in the Dark Nebula." Then the Neo-Bullroid recovered and began firing. "And we found your doppelgänger and were about to destroy him."

"Mind if we join you.", Yuri, Proton and Barry jumped down. "After all, if he's your problem, he's also our problem."

"Okay.", Tarrant nodded. "Let's finish him off."

Yuri pulled out his Cosmo Sphere, with the other two doing the same. "It's Morphing Time!" They summoned their Morphers and inserted the Spheres. "Cosmic Energy, Unleash!/Rise, Change!" The three were morphed in a few seconds.

The 5 stood opposite the enemy robot, beginning their usual lines. This time, Tarrant led them. "Strength of the Bull, Black Ranger!"

"Poison of the Scorpion, Orange Ranger!"

"Claw of the Wolf, Blue Ranger!"

"Howl of the Bear, Sky Ranger!"

"The Burning Challenger, Fire Knight!"

"Fire of the Lion, Red Ranger!"

"Bringing the Universe together, Power Rangers Cosmic Defenders!"

"Let's do this, team.", Tarrant said, brandishing his Cosmo Axe. The Rangers summoned their weapons and ran towards the enemy. However, a pair of Gearoids dropped down behind them, disrupting their focus.

Up in space, the Shooting Star's Zord launcher mechanism was up and running, connecting Slash's cockpit to his main body, "Alright, let's kick some mega-butt.", he said clenching his fists.

The Chameleon Zord was the next to be assembled. "This new system is sweet.", Mila said as the two blasted off towards he planet's surface, joined by the Dragon Zord.

"Zords Combine!" The three combined, with Yellow as the right arm and Green as the left. "Dragon Star Megazord, ready!"

The Megazord landed on the planet, charging at the two Gearoids. On the ground, the Neo-Bullroid fired at its targets, before super-speeding around and launching a boomerang at them.

Yuri pulled out his Big Bang Cosmo Sphere and inserted it into his Morpher. "Big Bang Energy, Unleash!", he spun it, transforming into his ultimate form.

"Nice suit, Yuri.", Tarrant said, before prepping his Cosmo Axe. "Cosmic Energy Crash!" He brought it down on the Neo-Bullroid, knocking it back.

Up in the Megazord, the three Rangers prepared an attack, which knocked the two Gearoids back.

Tarrant ran forward with both fists outstretched, knocking his evil counterpart back. "That's for framing me.", he declared.

"Time to finish this.", Yuri said as he pressed the top of his Morpher.

Up in the Dragon Star, Drago, Slash and Mila prepped their finishing move. "Dragon Star Master Blast!"

The 6 Rangers on the surface prepared their own move. "Cosmic Big Bang Burning Attack!" The energies were sent flying towards the Neo-Bullroid, while the Dragon Star Megazord finished the two Gearoids.

"This Space is ours.", the Rangers all declared.

{{++++Damage assessment complete. Repair damage from Cosmic Big Bang Burning Attack and Cosmic Energy Crash++++}} the Neo-Bullroid enlarged itself to a giant size. {{++++New target verified: Dragon Star Megazord++++}}

The Rangers on the ground were shocked. "That thing can grow?", Barry said with shock.

And to add to the surprise, a giant Coiloga appeared. "That's the least of your worries, boy.", the giant declared.

"Let's do this.", Yuri said, pressing the button on his Morpher. "Summon Zords!"

"Voyager, Take Off!"

The Fire Voyager Megazord formed, as did the Cosmo Megazord, which had Sky as the right arm, Orange as the left arm, Blue as the left leg and Black as the right leg. "Now for some extra power.", Yuri said, spinning his Cosmo Sphere again. "Shooting Star, transform!"

The ship came down to the planet, transforming into its Megazord mode, with Winda, Scales and Cobras standing in a large room that functioned as a cockpit. "I suppose this is how we control this without Yuri.", she said.

The 4 Megazords stood next to each other in a line. "This time, you're facing all of us.", they declared.

"Shut up.", Coiloga declared as he and his partner fired at their enemies, who all dodged.

"Let's spread out.", Yuri said as each opponent found themselves being faced down by two Megazords. Coiloga received a beating from the Cosmo and Shooting Star Megazords, while the Dragon Star and Fire Voyager took on the Neo-Bullroid.

Coiloga raised his sword to attack. "Oh no, you don't.", Myron said as he blocked the hit.

"Let's take him down, guys.", Yuri said to the Shooting Star crew.

"Don't have to tell me twice.", Scales said as the same rifle from before was summoned. "Let's do this." He fired some shots, which caused the Shooting Star to make similar shots towards Coiloga.

The Drago and Proton had their respective Megazords kick the Neo-Bullroid back.

As the two opponents backed towards each other, Yuri had an idea. "Let's hit them with all we've got.", he said. The 4 Megazords all attacked their enemies.

"Yuri, I've been looking over the diagnostics of the ship.", Cobras said, having the Shooting Star put its hand on the Cosmo Megazord's. It has a cannon mode that combines all of our powers.", he said.

"Well, let's use it.", Yuri said as he pressed his Big Bang Sphere again, spinning the wheel. The Shooting Star transformed into its spaceship mode, with the Eagle Zord appearing on top of the cannon, while the Balance and Serpent Zords were either side of it. The three Megazords then grabbed hold of each other, before grabbing the thrusters of the ship.

All twelve Rangers were teleported into the cockpit. "Wow, this is so cool.", Mila said.

"I suppose this is how our powers are combined.", Proton commented.

Yuri grabbed onto the rifle. "Everyone, grant me your powers." Everyone nodded as the lights emerged from all of them, channelling into the rifle.

"Ultimate Galaxy Blast!", the Rangers all declared.

12 beams came from the cannon, which hit both the opponents, blowing them up.

"For real, this Space is ours.", everyone declared.

While the Neo-Bullroid had been destroyed by the blast, Coiloga was more fortunate, managing to limp back to his ship, where Dark Soul was waiting. "Their power… it's too great at the moment.", he wheezed out. "Barely managed to escape…."

"The Rangers are beginning to become more powerful?", Dark Soul said with some shock. "If I'm to destroy the Red Ranger, I'm going to have to do it soon."

"You won't have to wait for long.", Coiloga told him. "I've got a good idea of where they'll be going next."

Planet Black, The Dark Nebula.

Dr. Cerebron received a call from Gingaku. "Doctor, I heard word that one of your creations was unleashed on A-60 without my permission."

Cerebron instinctively cowered. "Well, you see my Lord, it wasn't my idea."

"Well that's a shame, because I'm pleased by its progress.", Gingaku told him. "It managed to create an atmosphere of fear like no other has contemplated. And even discounting that, he came close to overpowering those Rangers."

Cerebron was surprised. "You mean… you're proud of my work?"

"Indeed.", Gingaku nodded. "In fact, I want them mass-produced and dispatched to all of our planets at once. The universe will soon be under our control once more."

As the message ended, a second Neo-Bullroid stepped out of the shadows. "In that case, you won't mind if I take one of my prototypes for myself.", Cerebron said to himself. The robot picked up his sphere, absorbing it and transforming it's head into a golden sphere, with spikes sticking out and a rictus grin. "Ah yes, this feels good."

In his throne room, Gingaku received a call from his agent. "I have infiltrated the Rangers' ship at this moment. Their next move is to penetrate the barrier surrounding the Dark Nebula."

"As I thought.", Gingaku responded. "They'll need the lights of Perseus, Cepheus, Andromeda and Cassiopeia in formation to remove the barrier. They'll have to search for the 4 Legendary Cosmo Spheres that were scattered across Space. They will allow them to recreate that formation and break the barrier."

"Indeed, my Lord.", the agent nodded. "But when they reach our territory, they won't realise they've been walking into a trap until it's too late."