I turned to stare at my friends. Then, as one, we all jumped from our seats, rushed off the stage, down the aisle and into the foyer. As we headed for the door, a voice behind us called, "Wait! Michelle, wait!"

I whirled to see Jason, my youth pastor, running up behind us. He dashed past the nine of us and stood in front of the door.

"What do you think you're doing?" he demanded.

"Going to save the world. What's it look like we're doing?" I snapped back.

"You can't go fight. Look at you. Bridge has 24 stitches in his head. Xander's got 35 in his stomach. Kira's only got one arm! You're in no condition to fight!" Jason yelled.

"Ready or not, we will fight. It's our job, it's our duty. Now step aside, Jace. Or I will get you out of the way." My voice was low.

Slowly, he stepped out of the way. As I stepped past him, he whispered, "I hope you know what you're doing."

So do I, I thought, so do I.

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Once outside, I called for the Rescue Rover and the Delta Cruiser. My own personal Red Astro Cycle was called for me. Zhane, Wes, Kaleb and Jen jumped into the Rescue Rover and Hunter, Kira, Bridge and Xander got into the Delta Cruiser and we all drove off for the main plaza, where a monster awaited us.

"Captain?" I called the ship on my communicator.

"Yes?" he responded.

"What can you tell us about this new threat?"

"He calls himself Mostro. From what I can determine, he has returned from a far away planet and has decided to conquer Earth. He brings with him Accoliti, which are his minions. He also brings an army of monsters. This one will be tough. Fight hard and fight well."

Shortly, we arrived at the plaza. A lone figure stood in the middle. I assembled my "troops" in a line.

"Okay guys, here's the plan. Jen, Wes, Zhane and I will take him on. The rest of you are too hurt," however, seeing a murderous gleam in Kira's eyes I quickly added, "Well, Kira, we might can use your Ptera scream so you can help us. The rest of you are backup. Ready?"

Turning to the monster, whom I could now see was a giant yellow gold figure, I yelled, "We are the Power Rangers and we are here to take you down!"

"I do not think so. I will soon conquer this ugly planet and make all its inhabitants my slaves! Accoliti! Attack!" Mostro waved his hand and blue-green shapes tumbled through the air, resolving into four-legged dog-like creatures that raced towards us.

"Galaxy Rescue! Time For, Time Force! Let's Rocket! Dino Thunder, power up, ha!" and the five of us morphed and rushed to do battle.

The Accoliti were extremely agile but one slash with a sword or one hit with a gun would finish them off, it would seem. The problem was that they too were fast and powerful.

Zhane was fighting alongside me, but his movements appeared to be very lethargic. Kira was using her Ptera scream to drop the dogs left and right. Wes took a nasty swipe of one Accoliti's claws to the chest but kept on fighting. Jen was having the most luck, her sharp-sightedness allowing her to score blast after blast. Very soon, we destroyed all of the Accoliti, only to discover that Mostro had disappeared.

"Let's get back to…" I began and then trailed off, as Zhane slowly crumpled to the ground.

"Zhane!" I yelled, rushing to him. "Quick! Get him in the Rescue Rover!"

Twenty minutes later, we had returned to the ship. Zhane was in the infirmary.

"What's wrong with him?" Jen asked me.

"It would appear that he was wounded at the battle with Trakeena but kept it to himself. He has a huge gash on his back that stretches from his left shoulder to his right hip. The fight today only worsened it." I replied in a dejected tone.

"Why didn't he tell anyone?" Jen questioned.

"I don't know. I don't know. All I know is his gash will require 64 stitches to stitch it up and his pain was so great that they put him in a drug-induced coma."

"Michelle and Jen, report to Captain Mitchell's office." The general announcement echoed in the corridor.

Glancing at each other, we turned and walked off.

When we got to the Captain's office, he was sitting behind his desk. He motioned for us to take seats.

"This new threat prompts us to advance a project we've been working on. This new threat will require a new team of Rangers."

I cut him off, "A new team? You can't just rob the other Rangers of their chance to defend their world. What if they aren't done fighting? I know I'm not."

"Michelle. Look at it logically. There are nine of you left. Zhane has 64 stitches in his back and is in a coma. Kaleb has a shattered leg. Hunter's got a broken collarbone. Kira only has one arm. Wes-Michelle, he came awfully close to losing his other kidney today. Until he gets a replacement, it would be irresponsible to let him fight. Bridge has 24 stitches in his head and Xander's got 35 in his stomach. They are in no condition to fight.

"However, I would ask you and Jen to continue fighting. I would ask you to lead this new team of Rangers. Will you do it?"

"I'm in." Jen's response was instantaneous.

"Who is our first recruit?" I asked.

Author's Note: Read and Review! The new team is coming but so are some very old rangers who are coming back! Also please read my new story, The First Step of Many and tell me what you think! Gracias! Oh and a chocolate bunny to Challon86 who remains my number one reader! Thanks!