Tommy's fighter pod crash-landed on the surface of the moon, jolting him out his seat on impact. He managed to hit the sore on his forehead from earlier, re-opening the wound as he stepped into an environmental protection suit that had been stuffed behind the seat. After strapping on the helmet, he pressed the bright red button on the control panel, opening the pod door.

The sight of Eltar from the moon was breathtaking. From his viewpoint, he was able to see both the Eltarian suns, and the remaining two moons that were in orbit. He glanced upward, hoping to catch sight of the others, but they were nowhere to be found.

"Kat, this is Tommy, come in," he said, activating the communicator in his morpher, but there was no response.

In the distance, he noticed the military complex was still being attacked, and from what he could tell, no one noticed his pod crash. 'Either that or they don't think I'm a threat,' he thought to himself.

With as much speed as he could muster, he headed for the military base.

*-*

"Are you okay?" Kat asked as she walked over to Tanya, who was climbing out of her fighter pod wearing her environmental protection suit. No sooner did she walk away did her pod explode, knocking her forward.

"I'm a lot better, considering," she sighed.

"I've been trying to contact Tommy and the others, but no one is responding," Kat mentioned.

"I tried too, there must be something interfering with the signals. I guess we're on our own," she said.

The two of them headed towards the military complex, but were cut off part of the way by a group of Quantrons. Each of them had long, jagged blades in their hand, rushing towards them.

"These guys don't look like the welcome wagon," Katherine said.

Before Tanya could respond, they were attacked. One of the Quantrons swung their blade, but Tanya ducked, giving him a leg sweep. As it fell to the ground, she picked up the blade, slicing another Quantron in the stomach. When he doubled over, Katherine used it for elevation, kicking another Quantron in the face. The impact of the kick was enough to knock him free of the moon's gravity, sending the Quantron floating into space.

The remaining two Quantrons dropped their blades and hurried towards the complex, leaving Katherine and Tanya surrounded by lifeless bodies.

"I don't know about you, but I feel welcomed," Tanya said.

*-*

Adam slid into his environmental protection suit and stepped out his fighter pod, only to find himself surrounded by Quantrons. There was another figure with a dark green-ish demeanor. It seemed to be deformed in some way with a sculpted look to him.

"Welcome green ranger," the dark figure said.

Adam stood on guard. "Who are you? And where are the others?" he asked.

"I am Darkonda. The other rangers have already been captured, with the exception of William, who is floating through space," he motioned upward, where Adam noticed a figure floating towards Eltar. "He will reach the upper atmosphere and will be burned the death in a matter of minutes. You have an opportunity to prevent that. You can save him and the others," he mentioned.

"How?"

"Surrender your morpher to me and the others will be spared," he said.

"I think don't think so," Adam said, aiming a kick at Darkonda, but Darkonda caught his foot, knocking him the to ground.

"Quantrons, take him away," he ordered.

Before the Quantrons could move in to grab Adam, it was Katherine and Tanya who charged in, hitting a double spin kick to the Quantrons, knocking them over. Darkonda swung his sword, but Adam side stepped him, then hit a kick to the side of the head, forcing Darkonda to stumble back. Tanya kicked him in the back of the leg, forcing Darkonda to fall over. Before he could move, Katherine picked up his sword, putting the tip of it to his throat.

"Where are Tommy and William?" she asked in a deep, dry tone.

"Pathetic ranger, you have accomplished nothing. Dark Spector has control of Eltar and this installation. Your efforts and pointless," Darkonda told them, letting out a sickening laugh.

"Where are Tommy and William?" Katherine repeated, this time pushing the tip of the sword a little further into his throat.

"William is…. Gone," Adam sighed.

"What do you mean?"

Adam motioned upwards, where, in the distance, there was a body floating towards Eltar. "He's gone," he repeated.

In a fit of rage, Katherine cocked back, ready to slice Darkonda's head off. "Stop!" they heard a voice yell. The blade stopped only inches away from Darkonda's throat as Katherine glanced up, noticing Tommy walking over to them. "If you do this Kat, you're no better than they are," he told her.

That brief instance was enough for Darkonda to kick his sword out Katherine's hand, picking it up. "Like I said, pathetic," he snarled, and then disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"So what do we do now? William is gone, and they know we're here. So much for the element of surprise," Adam said.

"These Quantron guys look tough, but they're not the brightest. Adam, if I can get us in, can you access the systems and find out where they're keeping the Great Sage?" Tommy asked him.

"I can try."

"Kat, go with him just in case. Tanya, our focus will be to get a ship. The fighter pods aren't going to be able to get us back to Eltar," he said.

"Lets do it."

"Guy luck guys," Tommy said, nodding at the others as they went their separate ways.

*

Tommy and Tanya stood outside the military base, leaning against the wall. In the distance, he noticed what looked like a transport vessel of some sort going in and out the base.

"Looks like they're mining something," he said.

"On the moon?"

"Whatever they're doing, its our ticket inside," he told her.

They headed over to the entrance, and as the 8-wheeled vehicle drove out the base, the two of them snuck inside. They ducked down behind a huge metal container until the doors had completely closed, then rushed towards the first door they came to. As soon as they made it through the door, they were rushed by a group of Quantrons.

"I'll take care of these tin cans, you try to find us a ship," Tommy said.

"But you'll…"

"Just go," he insisted, taking off his helmet and throwing it at one of the Quantrons. They caught it, and Tommy hit a spin kick, taking two of them down. A Quantron grabbed him from behind, holding his arms behind his back. Another Quantron cocked back with its huge blade, but Tommy got his footing on the wall and used the leverage to flip over, landing behind the Quantron. As a result, the Quantron was sliced in half, and Tommy hit a sweep, taking the last one down.

"Very impressive zeo ranger, but not quite enough," a voice said.

Tommy turned around and saw Darkonda standing behind him with a sword in hand. "And just who are you suppose to be? The evil rubix cube?" he asked.

"Your friend William was just as witty before I launched him into space. His body should have burned to a crisp by the Eltarian atmosphere by now, unless he ran out of oxygen is still floating through space," he mentioned.

Tommy responded with a series of kicks, but Darkonda was able to block each of them, then delivered a right hand, knocking Tommy up against the wall. Tommy fell to the ground, and then reached for his Morpher.

"It's morphin' time," he called out…

… but nothing happened …

"I guess it isn't morphin time, now is it?" Darkonda asked, swinging a left hand and knocking Tommy out cold.

*

Adam and Katherine had managed to sneak onto one of the transport vessels coming in and out of the base, taking down a few Quantrons along the wall. The two of them headed down the hallway, doing their best to avoid being seen.

"I need to find a computer station of some sort. The sooner we can find the Great Sage the sooner we can get out of here," Adam mentioned.

Just then, a group of Quantrons walked by being led by a woman. At first glance, she had long, purple hair, and what appeared to be mechanical implants on her face. Adam and Kat ducked around a corner, staying out of sight.

"The rangers are here, and if they find the Sage, Dark Spector will have your heads. Now go, and do not return until all the rangers have been destroyed," the woman ordered.

The Quantrons mumbled something in some type of binary language, and then hurried away. The two of them waited as the woman walked pass them and around another corner.

"I take it she's the one in charge here," Kat said.

Adam glanced up at the heading over the door they were standing in front of. "Kat, look," he said, motioning upwards.

She quickly read the sign. "Astrometrics lab. So what?"

"I may be able to fine tune the censors to lock onto the Sage's life signs in there. Cover me," he told her, opening the door.

Kat charged in first, but there was no one to be found. Adam came in, closing the door behind him, and then making himself comfortable in front of one of the control panels.

"This should only take a minute,"

*

Tommy opened his eyes slowly, only to realize he was surrounded in complete darkness and apparently chained to a wall. His feet were suspended over the floor, but without being able to see, there was no way to know how far up he was.

"This is just great," he mumbled to himself.


"Hello? Is someone there?" a voice echoed through the darkness.

Tommy wasn't sure on whether or not he should reply. 'Then again, if they wanted me dead, they would have done it by now,' he thought.

"Hello?"

"Are you a prisoner here as well?"

"It looks like it. I'm Tommy," he introduced.

"Tommy Oliver?"

"How do you know my name?"

"I am all knowing, all seeing. I knew you and the others would come for me," the voice said.

"Great Sage?" he inquired.

"I am known by many names, that is one of them," he told him.

"How long have you been in here?"

"I am unclear on the passage of time, but it has been quite a while. Judging by the fact that you're here with me, your rescue attempt didn't go as planned," he said.

"No, but the others are still out there. They'll find us,"

"I'm sure you're right, but I don't plan on just dangling here until they do," he told him.

"You have a plan?"

"I'm working on that part,"

*

"I found him," Adam said.

"Where is he?"

"It looks like a holding cell not too far from here, and there's another life sign with him. Its human, but that's all I can tell from these readings," he said.

"Can you take us there?"

"I think so,"

"Well lets get moving,"

The two of them walked out the lab, only to find themselves surrounded by Quantrons. They looked at each other, and then nodded.

"It's morphin time," they called out…

… but nothing happened…

"What the…" she was cut short as the Quantrons grabbed them, pulling them away.

*

The door to the holding cell opened, allowing light to fill the room. The Quantrons tossed both Adam and Kat inside, where they saw Tommy hanging from the ceiling. Next to him was another man, much older, with gray hair and a long, gray beard.

"Tommy," Kat screamed, wanting to rush over to him, but the Quantrons grabbed her, pulling her back.

"I suppose, if you think about it, your mission was a success. You managed to find the Great Sage, but unfortunately, you're trapped here just like he is," Astronema said as she walked into the room.

"You won't get away with this Astronema," the Sage mumbled.

"Ah but you see Great Sage, I already have," the Quantrons grabbed Adam and Katherine, chaining their wrists to the wall. "Now that your rangers are powerless, there is nothing that will stand in my way of ruling the universe," she said.

"How? How did you do it Astronema? How did you sabotage the morphers?" Tommy asked her.

"Foolish ranger, I didn't have to sabotage anything. You were never given your real morphers, you have been deceived," she told them.

"Zolara, we should have known," Adam sighed with frustration.

Astronema laughed. "Humans think they know everything. Zolara didn't deceive you," she said.

"It was me," a voice said.

The group of Quantrons parted, allowing him to walk into the room.

"The Phantom Ranger?" Kat asked in confusion.

"The man you know as the Phantom Ranger was captured when he attempted to steal the morphers, and this one was sent in place with fake morphers. I knew it would lead the rest of you to me, and now that all of you have been captured, there is no one that will be able…"

"Oh shut-up," a voice said from behind.

Astronema turned around only to be hit in the face with an environmental protection helmet. She fell back, and William did a back flip, kicking two of the Quantrons in the process. Three more rushed at him, but he ducked as one of them swung a blade, then kicked it out his hand. William caught the blade, slicing the remaining two Quantrons.

With them out the way, William found himself face to face with the Phantom Ranger. "I'm only going to ask you once. Where is the real Phantom Ranger?" William asked him.

"Pathetic ranger, do you really think…" he was cut short as William lunged at him with a sabat kick, taking him down.

"Wrong answer," he said. He picked up a blade, throwing it at the chains holding Tommy. Tommy landed on his feet, and William threw the blade again, freeing Adam and Katherine.

"Get the Sage, we'll hold Astronema off," Adam said.

William tried to throw the blade one final time, but Darkonda rushed into the room, grabbing him from behind.

"Stop right there or your friend is finished," Darkonda told them.

Just then, something crashed through the wall. "What the…"

"It's a ship," Kat noticed.

The ship opened fire, shooting a laser beam at the chain holding the Sage. As he fell to the ground, Tommy caught him.

"I got you," he said.

The ship fired again, this time hitting the Phantom Ranger, vaporizing him instantly.

"Whats the meaning of this?" Astronema snapped.

"Looks like our ride is here," William said as he kicked back, forcing Darkonda to let him go.

The hatch on the ship opened, allowing Tommy to take the Sage onboard. Adam and Katherine were next, followed by William. As soon as everyone was on board, the hatch closed.

~

"I was wondering when you were going to show up," Tommy said as he walked into the cockpit.

Tanya was sitting down in front of the controls. "You know me. I like to make an entrance," she told him. "Lets get out of here,"