No one but Andros, Zhane, and possibly Rocky knew who the visitor was. "Who is this guy?" asked Kelsey.

It was Andros who moved around and went to stand right next to the new visitor. "This is…..the Phantom Ranger, he's from Eltar," he announced.

The Phantom Ranger? Most of them standing there knew little or no information on this ranger, including Andros himself. All any of them knew really was what Zordon had stated in his message and the few things Andros and Zhane knew about him. But the one thing they all knew was this was a very powerful ranger, perhaps even more powerful then any of them. They all could tell just by looking at him. His ranger suit was made out of hard strong armor, unlike their ranger suits that were made out of protected spandex.

"You said you know how to win this battle? How?" asked Rocky. What could he possible do that they hadn't done already? There was a loud whistling sound and the ship shook again and again.

The rangers all glanced at each other with concern. The blasts were becoming more frequent and louder with every passing second.

"There is not much time, power rangers. I need you all to trust me," stated the Phantom Ranger.

Eric's eyes seemed to flare up. "Trust you? We don't even know you."

"ERIC!" yelled Andros. He knew Eric could be rude and a little too headstrong, but that was no excuse to act this way towards the Phantom Ranger.

The Phantom Ranger looked at Andros and nodded his head. "Its fine, Andros." He then faced Eric. "Perhaps you are right not to trust me, but I really don't know any of you. So you see, Eric, we are in the same situation. Are we not?"

Eric grumbled out a sigh, feeling foolish or perhaps outwitted.

The ship shook again as another blast from outside the ship hit. The Phantom Ranger knew time was running out. They needed to move quickly. "We must move fast, your ship's shields won't be able to hold much longer." He then faced them all, staring them right in the eyes. "Now, which one of you is Billy?"

Billy stepped forward. "I am." Billy walked up to the Phantom Ranger.

"Billy, do you still have the piece of light crystal that Xantara gave you?"

Billy then lifted a shiny piece of crystal from underneath his shirt that was fastened to a chain.

The Phantom Ranger nodded his head. "Good, we're going to need it." He then moved around Billy to face the other rangers. "The rest of you must hold off the CellBorgs for as long as you can. They must not destroy or get hold of your ship. If they do, none of you will be going home." His voice was quick and firm.

"Aren't you going to help us?" asked Kelsey.

"Yes, on board my ship. Billy and I must go there and find a way to destroy the gassy fog that surrounds the planet, to allow the sun to shine through." The Phantom Ranger then moved back to Billy's side to get ready to teleport back on his ship.

"Wait!" It was Zhane who yelled out. "How much time do you need?"

There was a long pause before the Phantom Ranger answered. "I don't know….It could be a few minutes or a few hours." The Phantom Ranger could sense a grave amount of fear in all of them. Fear that they wouldn't win this, fear that they would never make it home, fear that they would never see the people they all loved again. "May the power protect you all, and remember Zordon will be with you in this battle. I know most of you never even knew him, but that doesn't matter. He's with you anyways…" And with those parting words the Phantom Ranger along with Billy teleported off the ship.

They fell silent, the only sound that was heard was the rumbling and blaster fire from outside the ship.

"You guys ready for this?" asked Andros looking at each and every one of them. No one said a word. No of course they weren't ready. They all knew this battle would be hard, difficult and even deadly. No matter how good a fighter any of them were, it had not been enough to defeat them before. And now they had no choice but to engage in battle. They were decoys really. They would have to fight for as long as they could, giving Billy and the Phantom Ranger all the time they could. None of them were really ready, but they were determined. There was no way they were going to allow the CellBorgs to reach Earth, not this time, even if it killed them.

They all started to follow Andros out of the ship, but then Eric and Rocky stopped.

"Wait! What about Wes? He's out there somewhere. The CellBorgs could be all over him." Eric's voice was full of concern for his friend. He knew Wes was in no shape to take on an army of CellBorgs on his own.

"And Jason, he's out there too," Rocky added.

Zhane glanced at Andros; in fact everyone glanced at him. Andros' face was saddened and blank. He bit his lip. He knew they were concerned about their friends, they all were, but something else was more important now. Andros let out a loud sigh. "We're going to have to hope they'll be able to hold up their own. If we split up now, we will lose everything…." His voice was soft, sad, but firm.

As much as Eric and Rocky both hated it, they knew Andros was right. They couldn't split up, if they did that would guarantee they would lose this battle. Without another word the group of rangers exited out of the ship and began making their way to the battle field.

On board the Phantom Ranger's small ship, he and Billy were working on a vacuum effect to get rid of the foggy gas. The Phantom Ranger had spent a few years building this ship, knowing each passing day drew them closer to this day. He had equipped his ship with many weapons, but only one would be able to get rid of the gas. He would have done it years ago, but there was one missing piece. And the piece that he needed was in Billy's possession.

Billy watched the Phantom Ranger push a few buttons on his computer console. A tray then slid out with two placements. On was a round oval shape and the other was the shape of his crystal. Getting the idea, Billy pulled the chain necklace over his head, and began to remove the chain from the crystal. Billy then put the crystal in the tray. One red light turned on. Billy noticed one of the lights hadn't turned on. "I was only given one," he told the Phantom Ranger.

"I know." The Phantom Ranger then reached down to the center of his belt and unlocked the red gem from his belt. "I have the other one." Billy watched as the Phantom Ranger placed the gem in the tray, and the other light turned on. The tray then slid shut and a loud buzzing sound was heard.

"Now what?" asked Billy.

"Now we wait…"

It was beyond Wes, he had no idea why he yet had not had any run-ins with the CellBorgs. Luck, he would call it. And that probably was a good thing, since he was not looking forward to when he would have to morph with broken ribs and a banged up shoulder. It definitely wouldn't help the chances of him having a full recovery.

During his long walk he had had a lot of time to think and clear his head. He had said some things he probably shouldn't have, but he knew he had every right to be angry and upset. But yet, that gave him no reason to make threats. He had decided once this whole thing was over he would apologize to Eric and Andros. That is if he got the chance to. Wes had also begun to understand why Eric had said he would be the one to take Jen out. Eric didn't want to hurt Jen any more then anyone else did, but if someone had to do the job, it should be him. He knew Jen better then any of them had. Wes sighed. Why had he been so angry? I know why, because I can't think straight when it comes to Jen. Wes continued to walk some more until he came upon what looked like an abandoned building of some sort. It seemed off to him, because he had not run into any others along the way, only mountains and caves, but not a building. Could the CellBorgs have built it? Wes wondered. But if they did wouldn't there be more? Or maybe there had once been life here that did not consist of CellBorgs?

Wes walked closer to the building, up to one of the windows. He peered up to the window, staying low to the ground, so if anyone was in there they wouldn't see him. At first, all Wes could see was a light, then inside he could see what looked like large gas tanks of all sorts, along with many boxes that as far as he could tell were filled with blaster guns. The same blaster guns he had seen the CellBorgs use on Earth. Perhaps this was a storage building. Wes started to stand up until he felt a cold spot on his neck; a shiver went down his back.

"Stand up and slowly turn around," he heard them say. The voice was vaguely familiar to Wes. From what he could tell the voice was female, but had a darker twisted turn to it. Wes's face turned white as a ghost. It couldn't be? Slowly he turned around, praying it wasn't who he thought it was.

"Jen?" he managed to say, his heart stiffened with fear.

Thank you, Cmar for checking over the grammar and spelling errors for me.