The Rangers could only stand and watch as Ripper Rat revived and grew to tower over them. Hayley looked to her ninja sword and then back to him and sighed.

"Anyone get the feeling these aren't going to cut it?" She asked.

"Cosmo upped the arsenal; I guess we have to as well." Brody answered.

"That sounds great! Calvin answered. "So what do you have?"

"Um...I have...absolutely no idea!" Brody answered honestly. "Though if anyone has any suggestions, this would be a great time!"

Just then, the Ninja Nexus Prism started to glow, and they could swear they heard some chimes in their minds. They all turned towards it, seeing images appearing in it.

"What are those things?" Preston asked, marvelling at the images. Sarah started to squeal.

"Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my GOD!" She stammered.

"If the legends are true, then those are your Zords!" Mick told them.

"WE GET ZORDS!" Sarah squealed as she hopped excitedly on the spot. They all turned to stare at her. "Um...we're Rangers...Rangers get Zords right?"

Mick reached into the trophy, pulling out the only pieces of Ninja Steel he had found that were man-made shapes.

"Those are the shuriken my dad was making!" Brody stated. "Ninja throwing stars!"

"Not for long they're not!" Mick told him, interpreting the messages he was getting from the prism, and tossed them inside. The Prism started to glow brightly and spin in place, before firing out brand new Power Stars. The Rangers only just managed to catch them, staring at them. "Now, those are your Zord stars! You'll use them to summon your new Zords!"

"We get ZORDS!" Sarah screamed again. Brody stepped forward, snapping his Zord star into his ninja sword. "Zord stars, NINJA SPIN!"

Before they knew what to expect, a new warrior ran into view, several stories tall, and bright red in colour. It hit Ripper Rat with a thunderous blow, knocking him back. Looking to each other, the Rangers each put their own Zord stars into their ninja swords and activated them.

Up on the Warrior Dome, Cosmo was taken aback. Normally once one of the competitors was gigantified, the match was all but over. There were rare instances that a competitor would best a warrior who had been gigantified, there were even rare instances that the audience was so into a match that they called for BOTH competitors to be gigantified! The last time that had happened was the night Galvanax lifted the title! However, never before had he seen anyone have an actual answer for a gigantified opponent. He had certainly never seen Rangers before, so he was completely unprepared for Zords!

There was strictly speaking nothing he could do about it either. The rules of Galaxy Warriors were very simple, the winner was the one that walked away, the loser was the one that didn't! There was no restriction on exactly HOW a competitor got that victory, finding and using weapons wasn't just considered a damned good idea, it was actively encouraged! He had actually seen one match end when a monster managed to trigger a planet's strategic defence system and target it at his opponent.

What was more was, these Zords were incredible! They were powerful, they were colourful, and most importantly of all, they were POPULAR! As the Zoom Zord launched some shuriken at Ripper Rat, forcing him back onto caltrops that Calvin's Nitro Zord had laid, the crowd started laughing evilly seeing him dance in agony.

He checked his wrist device and his ratings climbed ever higher. He could only imagine what social media was saying, the only explanation was that all the networks were lit up with people screaming to all their friends to tune in! His mind was already spinning with the possibilities.

"He had only taken his eyes off the screen for a moment, and Ripper Rat was taken out once more. With the explosion, the camera zoomed in on Brody, who was still holding his Ninja Blaster. He looked straight into the camera and smiled.

"Show's over, Ninjas WIN!" He said, before opening fire and the screen went blank. Cosmo couldn't care in the slightest at the loss of a camera. It was the reason he had so many, but when the crowd was all on their feet, chanting for these new warriors, Cosmo could only react. He turned to the audience and smiled.

"It looks like Summer Cove is now rat free!" He commented. "See you all next week!"

He strode off the stage, and as soon as he got there, he accepted his usual martini and cigar from a couple of Kudabots. He was elated; his heart was racing, but not as quickly as his brain was. He saw Galvanax coming towards him.

"Champ, it's great to see you!" He declared. "Did you see the show? Did you see the crowd? They LOVED the Rangers!"

"I don't care about ratings!" Galvanax roared, grabbing Cosmo by the coat and lifting him clean off his feet. The martini glass fell from his hand to shatter on the floor. "They stole my POWER STARS!"

"But...but...champ..."

"I want more monsters, I want an army! I want those POWER STARS!" He screamed.

"But...but...but champ, even you have to play by the rules!" Cosmo stated.

"It's your show, you MAKE the rules!" Galvanax growled angrily.

"But the NETWORK makes MY rules!" Cosmo told him. "An event of that magnitude, that scale, that destruction...they'd NEVER allow it!"

Galvanax had no patience for the politics involved. He didn't care about business. All he cared about was his position as champion, his power, his prestige. Beyond that, he didn't care at all. All he knew was that he didn't have any real control over the other athletes on the show. They weren't an army, they were independent athletes. He tossed Cosmo into the wall, where he only just managed to stay on his feet. He stuck a finger in his face in warning.

"I want those Power Stars Cosmo, I want them NOW!" He yelled. "Remember who runs this place!"

As he stomped off, Cosmo just straightened out his suit as some of his attendants came to check on him.

"Find that new intern; tell him to meet me in my office right now!" Cosmo stated, before heading for his office.

Back at Summer Cove High, the Rangers rolled into the yard out behind the Shop Class in Nitro. They had gone to clear up as much of the debris as they could from the highway, and as much as they could find that was useful from the Romero farm.

"There's a lot of activity out the front." Sarah commented, having seen the authorities, there to assess the damages to the school and the surrounding area. "We should really find somewhere to keep all of this under wraps."

"I think I have an idea." Hayley told them, gesturing inside. They all followed her, at which she stood by the door to the paint booth. She panned her hands up and down the door. "How about in here?"

"The painting room?" Preston asked.

"What? It's quiet, there's plenty of room." Hayley said, listing the positives.

"Yeah, but...it's the painting booth." Preston reiterated. "What happens when someone wants to...you know...paint?"

"Well, that would be a problem, but in his infinite wisdom, Victor blew up the compressor." Calvin told them with a smirk. "Which means that this place is..."

Hayley hung a sign on the door, bearing the words 'Out of order'.

"Out of order!" She declared. "We won't be disturbed."

"That only leaves a couple of problems." Preston stated, before pointing to Mick, Redbot and Brody. "Won't someone notice them hanging around?"

"Well, Principal Hastings already believes that Mick is the new Shop teacher." Calvin said, pointing to the eccentric alien. "And Brody is our age, so, he could pass for a student..."

"Students have to enrol." Preston reminded them. "That means paperwork. Birth certificate, middle school transcripts, medical records, that kind of thing."

"Principal Hastings said something about Mick needing to hand in his paperwork within a week." Hayley recalled regretfully. "That's going to be a problem."

"I can handle that." Sarah rushed out. They all looked to her.

"What do you mean you can handle that?" Hayley asked her.

"I have...um...friends." She told them.

"You have friends that can forge personal identification documents?" Calvin asked her. "Do I even want to ask?"

"It's probably best you don't." Sarah answered. "And as long as Redbot stays out of sight, he should be fine."

"I guess I finally get to go to High School!" Brody said with a smile. The others all laughed, at which Brody felt a little bit better about the situation. However, he did have one thing still to address. "Listen, guys...I just want to thank you all for saving us today. None of you knew us; you had absolutely no reason to get yourselves involved in our fight."

"Hey, you needed help, we were happy to help." Calvin said, wincing slightly as he ran a hand across his side. "Though I'll probably feel a LITTLE better about helping once this is healed."

"Yeah, if there's one thing I've learned it that helping people is always the right thing to do." Sarah said, remembering Tyler's old motto. "Bad things happen in the world, but if good people do nothing about it, then nothing's ever going to change."

"Damn right." Hayley answered, fist-bumping with Sarah. Brody just sighed.

"I appreciate it, but this was our fight. I brought this to your doorstep, and for that, I'm sorry." Brody continued as he looked to them regretfully. "I escaped the Warrior Dome and came to Earth to find my brother, hide the Prism and find the Ninja Steel. I only accomplished some of that, but in doing so, I put you all in danger and that was an accident."

"I don't think it was an accident" Mick told them, looking to the Ninja Nexus Prism. "For years, I learned everything I could about the legends of the Ninja Nexus Prism. It holds great mysteries, great power, and it was formed to save the universe from dangerous foes."

"Well, if that rat thing is anything to go by, I'd say this Galvanax guy definitely qualifies." Preston said nervously.

"I think the Ninja Nexus Prism knew that too, and chose you to be the Power Rangers." Mick said, looking to them. Calvin stood up straight, puffing out his chest with pride.

"So, we're responsible for saving the world?" He asked.

"It looks like it!" Brody stated.

"Then...let's get to work!" Hayley said excitedly.

"Alright, if this is going to be our secret base, the first thing we'll need is secret entrances!" Mick said with a childish enthusiasm, grabbing some tools.

"Um...why?" Calvin asked. "There's a door right there!"

"I think it might look a little odd if we keep going in and out of a room that's marked as out of order." Hayley reminded him.

"Besides, secret entrances are cool!" Sarah said, getting fond memories of the T-Rex slide into the Dino Lab.

"SOOOO cool!" Mick agreed. "Come on!"

As he ran into the paint room, followed by Preston, Calvin and Hayley, Sarah just stared at the Nexus Prism.

"Brody, didn't you say there were six Ninja Power Stars?" Sarah asked him. He just looked to the Prism as she said this. "Because we only pulled out five."

"The Gold Power Star is gone." Brody commented. "Someone must have pulled it out before it went to Hayley and Calvin."

"So the question is, who has it now?" Sarah asked him.

"I wish I knew." He answered honestly. Sarah just gathered up her things.

"Tell the others I'll meet them here tomorrow." Sarah told him. "I've got...um...an important call to make."

"What?" Brody asked.

"You want those documents don't you?" She asked. "Well, then I have to get going!"

With that, she sprinted out of the Shop Class, leaving Brody scratching his head in confusion.

Back on the Warrior Dome, Wrench made his way into Cosmo Royale's office, finding the creature staring out of his window. His office was almost half the size of Sledge's whole ship, and seemed to double as his living quarters. It was styled in an elegant and stylish fashion, with antiques and precious materials from all over the universe as part of its design. Valuable artwork from numerous galaxies were on display, and posters depicting some of the past and present legends of the Warrior Dome lined his walls. There were mock-ups of the various guises of the championship belt that had been worn by the champions over the years in a trophy cabinet, and his desk was carved from what looked a lot like mahogany. The window was the full size of the wall, giving him a commanding and spectacular view of the Milky Way.

"It's something to see isn't it?" Cosmo asked him. "Even when we're in a backwater like the Milky Way, I always find this window gives me a spectacular view that always has me feeling like I could just reach out and manipulate the very stars."

"Y...y...y...you wanted to s...s...s...see me s...s...s...s...sir?" Wrench stammered nervously. He had been summoned to Cosmo's office, and the way he was summoned, he was left under no false impressions that it was not an invite he could turn down. Cosmo turned around and gestured to a seat in front of his desk. Again, Wrench got the impression this wasn't really a request and reluctantly sat down.

"Those Power Rangers are really quite something aren't they?" He asked. Wrench just nodded.

"Oh yes, they're really..." Cosmo poured himself a martini.

"Do you want one?"

"Um...I don't..."

"Oh, right, of course." Cosmo stated, taking a sip of his drink, before taking a draw on his cigar. "And to think, all of this came about out of that escape earlier today. If that boy, that...Brody hadn't escaped, then we wouldn't have these Power Rangers popping up."

"I...suppose not." Wrench said, becoming a little twitchy. He knew he was responsible for the escape, and by extension he was responsible for the Rangers. Cosmo smiled.

"I also can't help noticing this has worked out rather well for you now hasn't it?" He asked. "I mean, I know you weren't exactly thrilled with the thought of being an intern. With that traitor Mick flying the coop, we're in need of a new Head Mechanic."

Now Wrench was REALLY worried! If Cosmo suspected that he had engineered the escape to clear a vacancy for himself and in the process created their most powerful enemies, he was in serious trouble.

"Did I ever tell you that before I took over this show it was just a small-time promotion?" Cosmo asked him. "You know what I did then?"

"No sir." Wrench asked him.

"I was a technical producer. I worked on a lot of the technical systems. Computers and suchlike." He told him, before pulling up some security footage. It showed Wrench working at a security terminal during the escape. Now Wrench knew for a fact he was in trouble. He got up, scattering his chair away. "Your cute little tricks might have worked on that shit bucket Sledge called a ship, but I was working with computer codes far more advanced than that for years. Did you really think I didn't know it was you?"

"Sir, please, I beg you..."

"You created the Rangers!" Cosmo interrupted him, advancing on him.

"Sir...please...I..." He was stunned as Cosmo grabbed him and kissed him on the forehead enthusiastically.

"Have you SEEN their ratings?" He squealed. "They're through the roof! I've never seen numbers like this! NO ONE has!"

"You're...you're...happy?" Wrench asked him.

"My boy, I'm EXSTATIC!" Cosmo screamed, dancing around. "I can see it now! Posters, t-shirts, buttons, mugs...ACTION FIGURES! These Rangers are going to make me a bloody FORTUNE!"

"But...but...but Galvanax was furious!" Wrench said. Cosmo just gave him a smile that if anything scared him more than Galvanax.

"Oh, he's a hot head alright, and if he knew what you did, we wouldn't be having this conversation." Cosmo answered. "He's the champion, which means he holds a lot of sway. The fans like him, the network likes him and the fans like him, which means he's valuable, but that isn't always going to be the case. He throws his weight around because we have to keep him happy and believing he's the one in control makes him happy. If you want to know who the real power is on this ship? You're looking at him!"

Cosmo sat in a chair and crossed his feet on the desk, taking a long drag of his cigar.

"Congratulations. You're the new Head Mechanic." Cosmo told him.

"You...you mean it?" Wrench asked, being unable to believe his luck. He was sure he was done for. Cosmo smiled.

"I already told you, I like a little healthy competition for recognition. Creating that vacancy for yourself really showed initiative." Cosmo said with an evil grin. "I also still need a Head Mechanic and hiring one that already knows about Rangers and how they work seems like a good idea."

"You...you know about...?"

"Please, I do a thorough check on everyone I hire." He answered, sliding a contract towards him. "You'll get a significant upgrade to your quarters, not to mention all the assistants and equipment you could want. If there's anything you need, just ask for it. Not to mention a generous salary."

"I get PAID!" Wrench screamed, scribbling his name on the contract. "Thank you sir, THANK YOU!" You won't regret this I promise!"

"Oh, I better not." Cosmo told him. "Oh, and if you pull a stunt like your little escape ploy again? You'll find yourself a competitor on the next broadcast, and I'll feed you to...Galvanax! Do we understand each other?"

Wrench just nodded his head.

"Good." He told him. "Take a couple of Kudabots to help you move to your new quarters. Enjoy them."

With that, he waved him off, at which Wrench gleefully left the room. He stood there for a moment, looking at the contract in his hands.

"I GET PAID!" He screamed.

Back on Earth, Sarah arrived home, where her parents were waiting.

"Sarah!" Her mom screamed, running over and hugging her. "We just saw the news! Were you...?"

"I was safe mom!" Sarah assured her mom, completely lying through her teeth to do so. "I was um...in the Shop Class! We barricaded ourselves in!"

"I don't believe this, I really don't believe this." Her dad said, pacing the room. "I thought we'd left this shit behind when we left Amber Beach."

"Al, language!" Mrs Thompson warned him.

"I don't think my language is the concern right now!" He snapped.

"Dad, if we survived Amber Beach, I think we can survive just about anything!" Sarah assured him. "Seriously, bad things happen all over the world! There's literally nowhere you can run to where there isn't some sort of danger!"

"We just worry about you honey!" Sarah's mother told her. "I mean, at least in Amber Beach you had friends. You just moved here, you must have been so scared on your own..."

"But I wasn't on my own!" Sarah told her. "I made some great friends here."

"You did?" Al asked. "Already?"

"I guess...life-threatening situations can do that." She answered. "Mom...do you mind if I go to my room?"

"Sarah, we have to..."

"Please, I think I really just want a quiet night." She told her mother. "It was a little surprising to find myself in the middle of something like that again."

"Well..." She said, looking to her husband, who just shrugged. He was already wondering how great a move this really was. It seemed like just as they had moved from Amber Beach, the problems ended there and started right back up again here in Summer Cove! "...I'll bring some micro pizza up in a little while."

"Thanks mom." Sarah said, hugging both her parents. "I should probably call my friends back in Amber Beach. By now they've possibly heard of the attack. I don't want them to worry."

"That's my girl." Mrs Thompson said, ruffling her hair. "Always thinking of others!"

Sarah left the room and ran up to her bedroom, turning on her computer. As she waited for it to boot up, she got on the phone, hitting speed dial.

"Come on, pick up, pick up, pick up..."

"Hello?" The voice on the other end asked.

"Dr Morgan?" Sarah asked. "It's Sarah."

"SARAH!" She called out. "I just heard the news, is everything alright? Were you...?"

"I'm fine Dr Morgan, better than fine, AMAZING even!" Sarah rushed out. "Where are you?"

"I'm in my office." Dr Morgan told her. "Why?"

"Close your door and turn on your computer." Sarah told her. "I'm starting up a Skype call."

"Um...alright?" Dr Morgan said, doing as she was told. She answered the Skype as it came through, seeing Sarah on the screen. "Alright, what is this about?"

"You are NOT going to believe this!" Sarah said, standing before the camera. She summoned up her morpher. NINJA SPIN!"

"Oh good grief!" Kendall sighed, seeing Sarah morph. She had arranged for the move to Summer Cove specifically to keep Sarah out of trouble. She just pulled off her glasses and started rubbing her temples. "This isn't a social call is it?"

"I'm afraid not." Sarah answered, de-morphing. "Dr Morgan, I'm going to have to ask for a few favours."

A/N: WOW! Well, THAT was a productive couple of days! That was six chapters in three days? Again, sorry, but I won't be able to commit to that kind of productivity on a regular basis. Still, the story's well underway now. Hope you've all enjoyed the fruits of what is admittedly an unusually productive couple of days!