Darkonda was forced to shield his eyes as the 5 individuals who stood before him were enveloped in multicoloured lights before reappearing in their new forms. His shocked expression told it all; he had destroyed their powers, how had they managed to find new ones?

Meanwhile the rangers were marvelling at their impressive new ranger guises. After a few remarks, Billy's voice could be heard via the updated communication system installed to each of the helmets.

'Okay guys, these are the new ranger powers, hope you like them' Billy beamed, impressed with the way his prototypes had turned out with the adjustments he had made. Ashley had also given him a massive hand on improving the look of the suits, so they boasted both the aesthetics and power of real superheroes.

'Billy these are amazing, you've done an amazing job!' remarked TJ, who caught up in the euphoria had forgotten they had a battle on their hands. Quickly snapping out of his daze, the team's Blue Ranger got back to business. 'What do we need to do?'

'Well it's quite simple really,' Ashley had taken over on the headset. 'Attached to each of your waists is a holster containing the RPM Rangers common sidearm-'

'RPM Rangers! I like it!' Carlos interjected, clearly excited to be back in action.

'Yes Carlos, it stands for Retro Power-Ranger Morphers-'

'Shouldn't that be RPRM?' Carlos continued to interrupt, unaware of the advancing Quantrons.

'CARLOS! Just pull the Nitro Sword from the holster and fight the Quantrons!' Ashley yelled.

Carlos, finally getting the message, drew the weapon and charged towards the Quantrons, followed by Kim and Cassie who were also wielding the Nitro Sword's. Adam and TJ meanwhile, had decided to try out the laser conversion, and blasted away several of Darkonda's minions to make the job of their team mates a lot easier.

Once they had been dealt with, the rangers just had Darkonda to deal with. 'Guys, as well as your common sidearms, you each have a primary weapon designated to your ranger only. TJ, yours is the Turbo Cannon, Kim you have the Zip Charger, Carlos your weapon is known as the Turbo Axe and Adam yours is called the Rocket Blaster.'

Feeling slightly left out at this point and wondering whether her own best friend had forgotten her, Cassie hesitated as she prepared to ask about her weapon. Luckily, her blushes were spared when Billy picked up where Ashley left off.

'Cassie, yours is a bit different. The Gold and Silver configurations are very similar, and both rangers were placed in control of the Cloud Hatchets.' Billy explained as Cassie withdrew the dagger from its holder, 'on it are various switches that initiate different modes, feel free to try them out, and when the Cloud Hatchet is combined with your Morpher it forms a new weapon; the Sky Ship Blazer.' Billy finished his explanation before encouraging them to try out their weapons.

TJ went first, firing multiple shots from his Turbo Cannon which struck Darkonda in a powerful flurry of gunfire. Kim followed, charging up her weapon before allowing the Zip Charger to race down her arm and crash straight into Darkonda's chest. Just as the villain picked himself up, Carlos used the Turbo Axe to slice through the air and send the consequent waves at Darkonda while Adam effectively fired several shots with the Rocket Blaster. Cassie finished up with a few shots from her Sky Ship Blazer before Darkonda conceded defeat and retreated.

Following their first victory as a team, the rangers celebrated; partly overjoyed at their success but also at the fact they were all rangers again. Billy teleported them back to the Power Chamber to congratulate them personally.

'Well done team, you really showed Darkonda,' Billy was already showing signs of a good mentor, like Zordon and Dimitria had been. 'But you know the battle is by no means won. We still need to find operators for the Red and Gold Morphers as well as try out your new Zords'

At the mention of Zords, the team's faces of joy turned to faces of shock. In the excitement of retuning to rangerhood and winning their first battle with Darkonda, they'd forgotten all about Zords for when the baddies got big. The team decided to go out for pizza, leaving Ashley and Billy alone in the Power Chamber as they had opted not to join the rangers.

'Where will we find suitable rangers for the Red and Gold Morphers' Ashley inquired as Billy busied himself with the endless work he found himself doing as part of his new found ranger duties. 'Kim could only locate us, which means it's unlikely any previous rangers will be able to take on the roles'

'In all honesty Ashley I have no idea where we're gonna find the right people' Billy replied, a look of concern on his face. 'We can hardly hold auditions; we need trustworthy and experienced rangers, preferably people with a past. I just hope that somewhere out there, there's a few ex-rangers floating about in need of some work...'

Terra Venture

The Galaxy Rangers were all gathered along with Jason and Tommy in the bridge, seated at various consoles that littered the four walls of the room. The Mega Voyager hummed into life following the flicking of a few switches, signalled by the bright lights that now lit up the ship.

'DECA,' Leo addressed the control systems of the Mega Voyager. 'Set a course for Earth.'