chapter 1

Astronaut 1: Let's go. Astronaut 2: What do you think it is? Astronaut 1: It looks like a giant space dumpster. Let's open her up. - What's that? - Who cares? Let's get out of here! [cackling] Squat: All right! We're out! Rita, wake up, wake up. We're free! Rita: Ahh! - Oh-uh. Morning breath. Let me get you a mint. Rita: Oh, it's good to be free after 10,000 years. Here, your Evilness, let me help you. Ooh, you made me stair in a puddle you little idlots . Get out of my way, now monkey face! - Ahh! Ha ha ha ha! Don't leave. You'll miss my coming out party. That's when I destroy the nearest planet. ( sinister laughter ) WOMAN: # Angel Grove Radio # D. J. : It's a stupendous Saturday in Angel Grove.

And a big hello goes out to Ernie and the kids at Angel Grove Youth Center Gym - and Juice Bar. - Keep those fruit shakes flowing, Ernie. ( hip-hop music playing ) Ha ha. - Nice recovery, Zack. - Thanks for teaching me, Jason. JASON: No problem. ( clapping hands ) That was awesome, Kimberly. Thanks, Trini. - Hey, fellas. - Yo, Billy, what's up? Well, I think I'm mentally and physically prepared for my first karate class. - Oh, no. Look who's here. - Kimberly: Bulk and Skull. Hi, girls. about that double date we talked about Yeah. Ha ha ha! What about it? Sorry, guys. What's the matter? We're not good enough for you? - Leave us alone, Bulk. - Oh, yeah? Make me. Yeah. Make me.

- Him. make him. - Hey, you heard what she said. Oh, what do you know? The dancer wants to be a fighter. It's OK, Zack. We can handle these 2. - Oh, really? - Let's show 'em some karate move, Skull. - Hi ah! - Whoa! Oh! ( kids laughing ) You guys should definitely join Jason's karate class. Oops! - Ah ha ha. Yes, I like it. - Whew. Finster, start making Putty Patrollers

. - Yes, my queen. - I'll lead them down and make the earth yours, Empress. Ha! And one 2 block, 3 punch, 4 and continue. ( speaking Japanese ) Look, try this. - I'm just not good at this. - Billy, don't worry. I mean, even I was a beginner once. ( speaking Japanese ) All right, class, what is it that Martial Arts helps us to develop? - Billy? - Courage, kindness, integrity, fitness, - loyalty, and discipline. - That's good. You memorized that very quickly, Billy. BULK: Hey! Geek! Heh heh heh heh. Teach us how to beat people up. Yeah! wah ah! Wah wah wah waah! Ra ah! Martial Arts was not developed to hurt others. We did not sign up for a geeky karate class. OK, Bulk. Maybe you're ready for some more advanced training techniques.

- Oh. OK. - Try this. Side kick. ( Bulk shouts ) Anything you can do, I can do better, baby. Wah a ah eee yah! Tornado kick. Wah a ah eee yah! Ooh! ( kids laughing ) Class dismissed. JASON: Billy, I'm telling you, for your first lesson, you did really well. - I did? - Yeah. We were watching you. I don't know if I've got what it takes. It's all a state of mind, Billy. You don't need to be strong for Martial Arts. - Yeah, man, it's all up here. - ERNIE: Hey, guys. - Trini: Hey, Ernie. - Who ordered the spinach juice? Oh, no! It's an earthquake! Everybody stay calm! Ernie: Sorry, Bulk. ( screaming ) -Zack: Aw, man! Kimberly: Oh! Something tells me this is no earthquake.

Alpha 5: Danger! Danger! It's the big one! I know it! - We'll all be destroyed! Zordon: Calm down, Alpha. It's Rita - she's escaped, and she's attacking the planet. Alpha 5: Ay yi yi! What do we do? Zordon: Teleport to us 5 overbearing and overemotional humans. Alpha 5: No, not that - not teenagers! Zordon: That's correct, Alpha. Alpha 5: I was afraid of that. Oh, my gosh! What happening? Trini: This is too weird. Jason: Hold on! Whoa! Isn't exactly the mall, is it? This place is magnificent. JASON: I don't get it. How'd we end up here?

I just wanna know where "here" is. Well, maybe the answer's in these controls. No! No, don't touch that! Whoa! BILLY: Wow. A fully sentient, multifunctional automation. Never seen anything like it. Whoa. Welcome, humans. KIM: Uh-oh. So who are you? Like, what are you? Zordon: I am Zordon, an interdimensional being caught in a time warp. Alpha-5: And my name is Alpha-5. Kimberly: Excuse me, but will, like, somebody come back to Earth and pick me up? Because I am totally confused. Zordon: It's quite simple, my dear - this planet is under attack, and I have brought you here to save it. Zack: Oh, Yeah... Right. Zordon: Ah - a non-believer. Look behind you at the Viewing Globe

- your doubts will be answered in the images you see. This is Rita Repulse, an intergalactic sorceress who is bent on controlling the universe. With her henchmen and Putty Patrollers, she plans to conquer earth. Trini: What does all of this have to do with us? Zordon: You've been chosen to form an elite team to battle Rita. Each of you will be given access to extraordinary powers drawn from the ancient creatures you call dinosaurs. Kimberly: Dinosaurs? Zordon: Behold... the keys to your power. Zack: Whoa... What are these? Zordon: Those are your Power Morpher's - when in danger, raise them to the sky calling the name of your dinosaur, and you will Morph into a fighting force known to one and all as the Power Rangers. Kimberly: "Morph"? Billy: Metamorphosis. Trini: That means "to change". Zordon: As Power Rangers, You will have access to a universe of power and will command a fleet of fighting force machines called "Zord's". I don't get it. Zordon: Jason, bold and powerful, you shall command the Tyrannosaurus Dino-zord's. Zachary, you are clever and brave -

you shall command the Mastodon Dino zord's. Kimberly, graceful and small, the Pterodactyl Dino zord's shall be yours. Billy, patient and wise, you shall command the powerful Triceratops Dino zord's. Trini, fearless and agile, the Sabre-Toothed Tiger Dino zord's will be under your command. Observe the Viewing Globe. Just as the 5 of you work together, so do your Zord's - when you need help, you need only to turn to the Power of the Dino zord's, which will come together to form the Mighty morphing Mega zord's. Zack: Power Morpher's? Mega zord's? Uh-uh no. This is just too weird for me. I tell you what, - it's been real, but I gotten go. - Yeah. See ya. - ZACK: You all coming? Jason? - What? - ZACK: Let's go, man. - Yeah. Very well, then. Let the Power protect you. Well, now that didn't go very well, did it? Ay yi yi. KIM: Great. He could've sent us back into town. Zordon, I'm surprised. Teenagers? So you think you can stop me, do you?

Finster, hurry up with those Putty Patrollers! Yes, your evil badness. I'm holding the last ones now. Those Putties will make space dust out of those kids. FINSTER: And the beauty is if they don't, we can always make more. Now, into the monster-math medic machine now here they go. ( steam whistle blowing ) Now, my Putties, prepare to get those teenagers! Ha ha ha ha ha! Guys, we shouldn't have left. I mean, he chose us to save the world. I say we do it. Do you really think we can? Hey, guys. I mean, you don't even know what you're talking about. We were talking to a giant floating head. Those stupid teenagers don't know who they're messing with! Ah! Get them, Putties! It's time. - Ha ha! - All right. Take that! Bah! - Everybody down! - What was that? Hey. What- Look out! Ayah! Let go of me! - Right. - These 2 are mine. Wait! Whoa! Whoa! Uh ooh! Oh! Oh! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! ( warbling ) - This day is too weird. -

What do we do now? Jason: Zordon said these Power Morpher's would give us power - let's do it! Zack: Mastodon! Kimberly: Pterodactyl! Billy: Triceratops! Trini: Saber-toothed Tiger! Jason: Tyrannosaurus! Rangers: Power Rangers! Alpha-5: Yes Zordon sir yes, they've done it - they've made the Metamorphosis! Zordon: that Good alpha now. Teleport them to Angel Grove City because - Rita just sent down Goldar. Alpha-5: your Right away, Zordon teleporting them now . uh what go on Billy: We're teleporting again. Kimberly: Where are we going? Jason: We're gonna save the world. - All right. Let's do it! - Hi ah! not awesome Finster, those stupid Putties are getting beaten by a bunch of pimple-faced nitwits! They're pathetic! How about making Goldar big with your wand? Oh, I always have to do everything myself! -

Finster, I'll deal with your later! - Oh, dear. Magic wand... make my super monster Goldar grow! Ayah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! ZACK: Cool it, man! - Ha ha ha ha! - Look at him. That dude's huge. - Ah ha ha! - Back off, fang face. - The good guys are here. - Get off our planet. - Because we're the Power Rangers. - And we're not backing down. Hi ah! - Ayah! Dino zord's Power now! ( Roaring ) ( Trumpets ) ( Roars ) I'll get him. All right! Log on. - Let's go for it. - and Going up. - Zack here. This is kicking'. - This is Billy. All systems go. - Trini here. Ready to rock. - Hey, nice stereo. - Ayah! - Mega-zord's power on. Trini here. This is amazing. I seen to know how to drive this thing. Hey, I do, too. It's almost like second nature to me. -

All right, guys, let's go get them. All: Right! All: Ayah! You and your weapons are no match for me. All right, guys, let's see what this baby can do. - Yeah! Zap him again. - Ayah! Power on. Let's send this guy back where the came from. - BOTH: Lefts and Right! All right, guys, power it up. Activating Mega-zord's Battle Mode. COMPUTER: Mega-zord's sequence has been initiated. COMPUTER: Mega-zord's Activated. Ayah! Ayah! Ayah! Jason, that blow didn't even phase him. Man! - Ayah! - He's coming at us. - Ayah! - ALL: Ayah! - Ayah! - Look out. Ayah! Ayah! Ayah! - ALL: Uh ooh! - You fools are dead. Power Sword. Ah, this isn't over. I'll be back. - We did it! - I can't believe they beat us! This is all your fault. You should've helped. - Goldar, you failed. -

It won't happen again, Empress. Shut up. I've got a headache. - It was amazing. - I couldn't believe it. Zordon: Congratulations on a job well-done. Now that you've become Power Rangers, you must follow 3 basic rules or lost the protection of the power: First, never use your power for personal gain... Second, never escalate a battle unless Rita forces you... And finally, keep your identity secret - no one may know you are a Power Ranger. Uh, wait just a second. but Yes? What is it? I'm not sure we're not all up to this. I mean we were pretty lucky this time around what about next time. you not completely train An your Luck had nothing to do with it.

The 5 of you have come together to form as fine a group of superheroes as there has ever been. - No way. Really? - You've been through an extraordinary experience together. You need each other now, - and the world needs you. - Yeah. All right, I'm in. - Me, too. - Count on me. - Affirmative. -I don't know, you guys. I mean, the outfits are kind of cool and everything, but my hair is gets all tangled up inside our helmets. - I don't think I can do this. - Oh, no. Kimberly. - Kimberly, no. - Not! - Kimberly: Ha ha! Got you. - Circuit overload. Circuit overload. I- I- I- I- I- I- Don't hope I don't blow a fuse. oh alpha I was just kidding. - I- I- Oh, humor- what a concept. - Aw. Let's do it guys ALL on count 3: go go Power Rangers

one weeks later after the attack was over it was time to go back to school but every thing wasn' like before with Three Months before "Arrival Day" Jason is doing martial arts training very early at 6am in the morning inside the Angel Grove Youth Center. Ernie sees him there and asks why he is in the Youth center at this time of day. Jason apologizes for disturbing him and tells Ernie he is just getting a morning workout before heading to school. Ernie does not understand why Jason needs to defend himself as Jason is "six feet tall of handsome and so polite he's almost Canadian".

Jason says he is not doing for self defense, but for self-discipline, as he tells Ernie a story about when he went to summer camp when he was ten. Jason reveals he used to be a bully when he was younger and saw just how bad it hurt someone when he broke an archery bow a kid worked really hard to make at camp. He wants to be a better man and make sure that he never loses control to his impulses again.

Later that day, Jason arrives at school and meets up with Zack, who comments that Jason takes too much of his time studying and teaching. High School only comes once in a person's life, so they need to make their own adventures as Angel Grove High is the "Most boring school in the world". As he walks through the halls, Zack interacts with the students and teachers, including a few girls who ask Zack if they can be his date for the homecoming dance. Jason says being friends with him can be exhausting, but Zack likes to think that everybody is his best friend.

Trini and Billy are walking to school talking about a romance as Trini has a crush on someone. Billy tells her to just confess her feelings, but Trini thinks that will only end in humiliation and potential rejection. Trini also says it is hard to stay in relationships because her parents moved so much. As they continue their discussion, Bulk throws a water balloon at Billy's head, getting him soaked as both he and Skull laugh at him. Trini tells Billy to just forget about them, but Billy says it is fine as he just has to endure the torment and he will eventually never see Bulk and Skull again after graduation. Zack sees Billy with a dripping wet "flock of seagulls" hairdo and someone overhears the conversation about Bulk bullying him. Matthew Cook appears and jokingly says to Billy to just say the word and Bulk will be tied to the goalpost by the football team and gives him his hat to cheer him up.

Meanwhile, on the Moon, Rita is preparing her forces for her revenge against her imprisonment and given how the Power Rangers appeared, plans to strategize Zordon's defeat and not attack blindly. The astronauts who freed her from her space dumpster are bound in a wall of Putties. One of them, Colonel Aoki Toshikazu, gives the standard military anti-interrogation tactic of stating his name, rank and serial number. Aoki refuses to talk and wishes to be released. Rita says that Aoki misunderstands, as she is grateful to them for freeing her and no harm will come to them. She will release them, provided they give detailed information about their "little blue planet" to her as Rita's staff begins to glow red in an attempt to threaten them.

Jason, Zack, Billy and Trini meet up at the Youth Center, but Kimberly is absent as she is on a date with Matt. The four go inside and discuss the aftermath of the attack. Billy is concerned that someone might have noticed them and may try to investigate. Some of the roads are severely damaged, so some kids are late to class or in a state of trauma to the point loud noises cause them to panic or cry in terror. Ms. Appleby took off from her Third Period class to give blood to the Red Cross for those who needed it. Zack suggests they morph to try and clean up their mess, but Jason thinks while that is a good idea, they need to lay low for right now.

The US military is investigating the attacks and reporters from across the country are covering it. So their identities are not only in danger of being found out by their friends and family, but by the government and the media, as both of the latter are searching for the Power Rangers. Jason tries to say something about being the team's leader and making a decision, but is interrupted by the others. Zack doesn't fully trust Zordon who appointed Jason leader, as he knows nothing about him and feels uncomfortable taking and obeying orders from someone who just hands them out superpowers out of the blue. Billy and Trini say that they need alibis for their missions as both their parents are in "full helicopter mode". Jason says he will think of something, but then gets a call from Alpha 5 on a red phone about an emergency mission. Zack is a bit jealous of Jason for getting a "space phone" for communicating with the Command Center and wants one too, with Billy commenting that idea sounds "intriguing". Jason tells them they are back on duty and someone needs to text Kimberly.

At a cliffside, Kimberly is sitting on Matt's car with him looking at the Moon and the city lights below. She thinks she knows what Matt is trying to do, taking her to a traditional make out spot. Matt denies this but is terrible at lying, but does confess he isn't here just for romance, he was worried about Kimberly during the attack as she disappeared and stayed behind when everyone else was running to look for her. Matt knows their relationship is only about three months and seven days in, but really cares for her and wants to stay a couple. Kimberly is flattered by this and both prepare to kiss, but the moment is interrupted by a text from Trini. Kimberly apologizes to him as she has to go, but Matt is understanding about it thinking its about important "girl stuff". Matt does ask if she can come over to his house to study the trigonometry test, which she agrees. Kimberly however does say she doesn't have to leave right this second, blushing.

Later at the Command Center, Zordon informs the Rangers that Rita is planning another attack and the astronauts that freed her are most likely held captive in her palace on the moon, as they have not reported back to earth from their mission. Jason insists they go to the Moon to rescue them, but Zordon refuses such a thought as Rita's place is too well guarded and Rita herself alone would overpower them. Zack agrees with Jason and is eager to go to the Moon, though Trini is thinking about how high up she will be from Earth and Billy is hesitant.

Jason understands the risk but thinks it should be a simple extraction mission, get in, get the astronauts and get out via teleport fast from Alpha before any defenses or forces can overwhelm them. They may be new at the job, but if they are smart about this mission, they can succeed. The team agrees and have to take care of problems with their normal lives before heading out. Trini gets pressured by her mother on the phone to come home in an hour for curfew or she is grounded as Trini tries to explain to her a "lab project" she is helping Kimberly with over at her house. Kimberly texts Matt to tell him she can't come over as she has to study. Outside, Billy is showing confidence issues about his abilities, but Zack is supportive and says he will be great and won't slow them down.

The entire team morphs and teleport straight to the Moon. Once they arrive, Billy is relieved that he can breathe in a vacuum in his Ranger suit while Zack and Trini make comments on Rita's Bandora Palace. Kimberly is staring at the Earth and tells Jason she wishes she could let Matt in on her secret and show him the Earth from the Moon, but Jason says not telling protects Matt from danger. Kimberly draws her Power Bow as a massive hoard of Putties charge at them. Jason orders the team to keep their weapons drawn while Trini has a bit of trouble adjusting to fighting in lunar gravity. Jason clears a path to the entrance and the Rangers rush in and slam the door before any Putties can get in.

He then orders the team to find the astronauts while he holds back the Putties from getting in and covers their escape. Kimberly gets worried about Jason as they leave but Zack reassures her Jason is tough enough to take on twice as many as he's facing now. Zack and Billy find the astronauts chained up on a cell wall guarded by Goldar. Zack and Billy distract Goldar, who is very offended that Power Rangers would dare set foot in his "home" and wants to behead the Black Ranger as a trophy for his Empress. As the boys distract Goldar, Trini and Kimberly free the astronauts who are still alive despite being in poor shape and barely able to stand, forcing the two to carry them.

The communications are being jammed, so none of the Rangers can call Alpha to extract them. As they try to leave, the corridor to the palace exit vanishes and traps them inside a hallway. Trini notices that Jason isn't coming for them and is absent. Jason is seen entering Rita's chambers with his Power Sword, with the sorceress thinking the brave Red Ranger is a fool for coming to face her alone. Jason says he simply wishes to end this as she will not hurt anyone else, preparing to attack her. He is too slow however and Rita casts a lightning bolt spell. One such attack sends Jason flying through the wall, slamming deep into another and stumbling upon his team still trying to find their way out of the ever changing palace corridors.

Rita then finally meets all of the Power Rangers face to face for the first time and says "Hello", surrounded by her minions and a huge army of Putties right behind her. She reveals she could hear every word they said while they were here on the Moon and worse, now knows their real names. She wanted a "proper introduction" to her foes so she manipulated the palace with her magic to bring them straight to her.

"My name is Rita Repulsa and you have all made a terrible mistake."

To Be Continued...