"We're ready," Adam said, speaking for the group.
Zolara motioned her head slightly, and five small pedestals began to rise from the floor in front of each of them. Each pedestal was glowing a different color, and each held a morpher.
"These were taken from you with the hopes that a new generation of rangers would be able to defeat the Dark Alliance. Their efforts failed, but Zordon and I believe with all our souls that the five of you will determine the outcome of this war," she took a step forward, standing in front of William. "William, your bravery has been instrumental to our success. It is with great pride that I give to you what rightfully should have been yours so long ago; the blue Zeo morpher," she said.
William picked up the morpher, sliding it on his wrist. No sooner did he put it on did his clothes transform into his ranger uniform. There was a surge of power that seemed to engulf his entire body. "Thank you Zolara," he said.
Zolara turned her attention to Katherine. "Kat, your agility and cunning is well documented, and it will serve you well in our great struggle. I give to you the pink Zeo morpher," she said.
Katherine slid the morpher on her wrist, and to her, it was more like sliding into a pair of old, comfortable gloves. It just felt right to her. "Thank you," she sighed as the pink Zeo ranger uniform replaced her clothes.
"Adam," she stepped towards him. "Your intelligence and keen insight makes you one of the most formidable forces in the rebellion. It is with pride that I give you the green Zeo morpher," she said.
Adam picked up the morpher, placing it on his wrist, and then taking a moment to admire it as his clothes were replaced by his zeo uniform.
"Tanya, your pure heart and kindness is the foundation of the group, and it is with great joy that I return to you the yellow Zeo morpher," Zolara said.
Tanya picked up her morpher, putting it on her wrist. "Thank you Zolara," she said as her clothes changed into her Zeo uniform as well.
"And finally, young Tommy Oliver. You are the model of a true leader, and you have come through for your team on countless occasions. There is no doubt in my mind that you will lead them to victory. It is my pleasure to return to you the red Zeo morpher," she said.
Tommy put the morpher on his wrist, and for a brief moment, it felt as though it had never left his wrist. It seemed to contour to his wrist, like it was a part of him. His red Zeo ranger uniform replaced his clothes as he nodded at the others.
"Lets go it guys," he said, extending his hand.
One by one, each of them placed their hand on top of his. "Power Rangers," they called out in unison.
"You will find that your zords are here as well, and can be called upon when needed. They have been recharged with power from the Eltarian crystal itself, and will have more power than you ever imagined. Use your power well rangers, you are the last line of defense for Eltar and the universe," Zolara explained.
Just then, the familiar beeping sound echoed through their morphers. Each of them looked towards Tommy, who reached for his morpher. "This is Tommy, go ahead Zordon," he said.
'Rangers, Astronema is launching an attack on one of the moons of Eltar. There is a military base of operations there, but their defenses aren't fully functional. You must travel to the first moon and protect the scientists,' he said.
"We're on it," he turned to William. "How soon can you have your ship ready?" he asked him.
"I'll need 3 minutes to prepare the engines," he told him.
Tommy nodded, and William raced out the room to prepare. Tommy then turned his attention to the others. "I know you were all looking forward to an early retirement, but the sooner we can stop Astronema and the Dark Alliance, the sooner we can all go home. You guys ready?" he asked.
"Ready," Tanya said.
"Same here," Adam said.
"Count me in," Katherine said.
"Alright guys, back to action," Tommy exclaimed.
-*-
"My Queen, Zordon has launched a ship from the surface. It is no doubt headed for the first moon to counteract the attack on their military outpost," Darkonda mentioned to her as he went over his readings.
"Just as the informant told us. Take a fleet of Velcofighters to intercept and keep them busy as we put phase two of our plan into action," she told him.
"At once my Queen," he said, bowing slightly, then rushing out the room.
-*-
"From the looks of it, we've got an entire fleet of Velcofighters headed right for us," William said as he directed their attention to the ship's view screen.
"How did they know we were coming?" Adam asked.
"That doesn't make sense. If this military is that important to them, shouldn't they be focusing their attack there?" Tommy inquired.
William paused. "You're right. They shouldn't have known we were on the way, and even if they did, they shouldn't have been able to dispatch an entire fleet towards us so quickly," he stood up. "Tanya, take control of the ship, I'm going to check something. Tommy, you and Adam should take the fighter pods in the main hanger and head to the moon base. They won't be expecting that," he said.
"Right," Katherine said as the three of them of them hurried off the bridge of the ship.
Tanya cautiously sat down in William's chair. "He wants me to take control of the ship?" she mumbled.
"Hey, don't look at me. All the buttons look the same to me," Katherine mentioned.
-*-
Tommy, Adam and William rushed into the hanger, where there were five fighter pods. William hurried over to the control panel.
"You two go ahead, I'm staying here to check something. Just engage the cloak on your pods and head to the moon, the Velcofighters won't even see you. The rest of us will meet you on the moon," he said.
"Good luck William," Adam said as he and Tommy each climbed into the pods. William opened the hanger door, allowing the two pods to head for the moon. Once they cleared the ship and engaged their cloaks, he closed the hanger doors.
"Same to you," he sighed.
-*-
"Those Velco things are everywhere," Tanya cried as the Velcofighters moved into an attack formation around the ship.
"I think I've got something," Kat said as she pushed a button.
'Targeting systems locked,' the computer responded.
"Great, fire!" she screamed.
The ship began to fire, blasting the Velcofighters out the sky. Some were able to avoid being hit, then came around and returned fire. Each shot shook the ship, forcing Katherine to fall out her seat.
'Hull breach on deck 3. Sheilds down to 63%' the computer warned.
"That doesn't sound good," Katherine said as she got back to her feet.
On the view screens, the Velcofighters moved into one final attack formation. Just then, William raced back onto the bridge. "Computer, cloak the ship and prepare to go to hyperspeed mock 2," he ordered.
'There is a hull breach on deck 3. Hyperspeed could compromise the integrity of the ship,' the computer warned.
"If we don't go to hyperspeed there won't be a ship at all. Seal the breach with an emergency force field and engage the hyper drive," he ordered, and then turned to Katherine and Kat. "You two may want to hold onto something," he said.
Taking his advice, the two of them sat down, clutching anything they could get their hands on. The lights in the ship dimmed and were replaced by blue lights, and then there was a jolt forward. Tanya managed to look at the view screen, only to see the stars zooming past the ship.
"We're passing the moon," Katherine pointed out.
"I know. Astronema is expecting us to take the ship to the moon. I don't know how, but they managed to plant a tracking device on the ship. Since we don't have time to look for it, we're going to take the fighter pods to the moon and set the auto destruct on this ship. That way, Astronema will think we were destroyed in the explosion," he explained.
"So what are we waiting for? Lets go," Tanya said.
The three of them rushed to the main hanger bay, where they climbed into fighter pods. "Are you sure we should be launching these pods while we're in hyperspeed?" Katherine asked.
"No. It's never been done before, but I don't see where we have a choice," he told them.
"I hope you know what you're doing," she said.
William opened the hanger doors, and then climbed into his pod. "Computer, initiate the auto destruct and set the timer for 45 seconds after the pods have cleared the hanger. Authorization Billy alpha 251," he ordered.
'Auto destruct engaged,' the computer acknowledged.
"Well, here goes nothing," William said as he closed the door on his pod fighter, then followed the other two out the hanger door.