Crystal was no longer herself. The Rangers got up, and morphed. They had no other choice but to fight her. Crystal then summoned Dark Kelzaks, ones that are more powerful than the Kelzak Furies.
"Snap out of it!" Hunter yelled. "Don't you remember us!"
"I only know that it is my mission to destroy you," she said.
"Crystal...," he said.
Everyone took out their weapons, and battled. Hunter was left to face Crystal, while the rest faced the Dark Kelzaks.
"Hunter!" yelled Cam. "You must fight Crystal! You are the only one who may be able to bring her back!"
"I can't do that!" he yelled.
"You have no choice! You must fight her if she is to be herself again!"
Hunter looked down, and Cam just stared at him. It was hard for Hunter. Then, Crystal attacked him from behind. She sent him off the cliff. Hunter landed in the water. She jumped off the cliff, and landed a few feet in front of him.
"You will be the first," she said pointing her sword at him.
"Crystal..." he whispered.
"Feh. That name has no meaning to me now," she said in an emotionless tone.
Crystal swung her blade at him, but Hunter blocked the attack with his Thunder Staff. He teleported behind her, and sent lightning at her. She held out her hand, and absorbed the attack. She then sent the lightning back at him. Hunter tried to use his Thunder Shield, but the attack went through and hit Hunter. The attack sent Hunter backwards. The rest of the Rangers fell off the cliff, and landed near Hunter. All of them were worn out.
"It's no use," said Shane. "We can't beat them."
"We have to get back to Ninja Ops," Cam said. "We must retreat for now."
Cam took out his control, and teleported all of them back to Ninja Ops. Crystal just stood there, with her sword still held in her hand.
"This is just the beginning," she said.
Everyone made it to Ninja Ops. They changed back to their normal forms, but they all had wounds from the battle. The decorations for the party were still up, and were saddened that they lost Crystal.
"I saw what happened, Rangers," Sensei told them. "It is painful for all of us to see Crystal like this."
"Someone injected darkness into her, father," Cam told him. "I don't know who though."
"I do," he said. "Come watch this, Rangers."
They went over to the computer, and saw the footage. They saw Crystal fighting the Kelzaks at the beach.
"That was yesterday," Hunter said. "She called us saying that there were Kelzaks at the beach."
"Keep watching," Sensei said.
Soon, they all saw who captured Crystal, and who was the one that injected darkness into her.
"Vexacus! He's the one responsible!" Hunter yelled.
"Yes. Vexacus is the one who took Crystal," Sensei said. "The attack on the beach was a trap for her. And she fell into it. I do not know how to get rid of the darkness that is in her body."
"Sensei. We don't know what to do," Tori said. "If we go out there, Crystal will come out and attack us. But if we don't go out, she will destroy the city."
"No. She won't," said Hunter.
"What do you mean?" Blake asked.
"She said the her mission is to destroy us," he told them. "I doubt that she will attack the people."
"But what are we going to do?" Shane asked. "We can't go back out there! She'll come out of nowhere, and attack us!"
"But what if she comes to Ninja Ops?" Dustin asked. "She knows where it is. And then what?"
"She won't be able to come into Ninja Ops," said Cam.
"What do you mean?" Tori asked.
"I've just activated the security system," he said. "You can only enter by your power discs. Crystal's power disc is of darkness. The scanner for the discs only recognizes light. And our power discs are of light. I stay here most of the time. So I'll keep watch from the inside."
"For now, Rangers, stay here and rest. You can't go out in the condition you are in now," said Sensei.
"Thanks, Sensei," said Shane.
"Don't worry, Hunter. We'll get her back," Blake told him.
"I hope so..." he said.
Up in space, Lothor learned of the Power Rangers' defeat. Vexacus told him of his plan. He injected darkness intoCrystal's body. The liquid was too much for her to fight it, so she gave into it. Once she was under control of the darkness, she was given only one order: Destroy the Power Rangers. Lothor was pleased to hear this. He knew that the White Ranger was the strongest out of all of them. He knew that she will be able to destroy the Power Rangers once and for all.
Back at Ninja Ops, everyone was recovering slowly from the attacks. Hunter received the most wounds. He was badly injured, and he wouldn't be able to do racing and work for a while.
"It will take a while for the wounds to heal," said Cam. "But since it is not safe foryou to leave, you are welcome to stay here until you are fully healed."
"All right. Thanks, Cam," said Shane.
They all knew that Crystal was waiting for them outside the academy. They knew that she would strike them once they left for home. It is going to be a long week for all of them.
Back at the beach, Crystal was looking onto the ocean on the same cliff she was on. She just stood there, moving no part of her. She just kept thinking the same thoughts.
Destroy...De...stroy...
Crystal was given the order to destroy now. She wanted to obey the command, but there was another part of her that kept telling her no. She didn't know what the feeling was. She forgot who she was, who her friends were, everything. Once the darkness entered her, she lost her memory. But, there was an image in her head that she couldn't get rid of. She tried and tried, but couldn't get it out. The other part of her, her real self, knows who can get rid of the darkness, and free her from its grasp...
"Hutner...Help me... Please...You must...help me..."
With that said by the real Crystal, the dark Crystal opened a dark portal behind her, and stepped into it. The portal disappeared, and Crystal hid in the shadows. She would only come out when the Rangers were out in the open. When the Rangers were out in the open, she would come out of the shadows, and attack them...