Sparks exploded out of the consoles as Jason, Kimberly, Aisha, Adam, and Billy materialized in the Command Centre. They saw that everything was destroyed and that Zordon was lying flat, talking quietly with a concerned looking Dr. Oliver. There was, eerily enough, no sign of Tommy or Malcolm.

"Zordon!" Aisha said in an anxious voice as she hurried over to him. "What happened?"

Zordon took a deep breath and merely closed his eyes, "Zordon has to conserve his energy if he has any hope of surviving, Aisha," Dr. Oliver explained in a gentle voice. "He asked me to serve as a guide to help you prepare for your journey. First, however, we must get Tommy to help us find Malcolm and Alpha."

"Uncle Frank, I got Alpha working again!" Tommy suddenly shouted as he came out of a back passageway with a trembling Alpha. It was then that Tommy noticed the side passageway was open.

Alpha whimpered, "Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi!" he said, seeing Malcolm lying unconscious in the Chamber hallway.

Tommy frowned and hurried into the chamber, "Malcolm!" he said in an alarmed voice. "Malcolm?"

"Ooze was here," Malcolm said as he slowly sat up and faced Tommy. "He knew I was here too."

Ignoring the pain that radiated throughout his body, Malcolm slowly got to his feet and walked out into the Command Center, "Doctor Oliver, what are you doing here?" he asked, seeing Dr. Oliver there.

"We have very limited time," Dr. Oliver replied crisply. "You have a long journey ahead of you, Rangers."

Jason frowned, "How did you know we're all Rangers?" he asked Dr. Oliver. "Did Tommy tell you?"

"There will be much time for explanations later, Jason," Dr. Oliver replied. "Now that Ivan Ooze has destroyed your ability to morph and use your Zords, the Earth is defenseless. So that you do not lose the ability to hold new powers, you seven must now leave the Earth and go where powers await you."

Malcolm suddenly looked solemn, "We might not make it back, guys," he said, quickly understanding that the second part of his wish granted to him by Rita's coin was about to come true. "I don't know where we're going, but it's very far away. If we don't go, the Earth will have nobody to protect it."

"There is just enough power to send you all wherever you are meant to go," Alpha said as he examined the badly damaged consoles. "Maybe if you all give me your Power Coins, I can use the energy left in them to protect the Command Center and Zordon from further harm while you're on Phaedos."

Billy frowned, "Phaedos?" he asked, suddenly giving Dr. Oliver a glare. "Will we ever come back?"

"That I don't know," Dr. Oliver replied solemnly. "All I can say is to be very careful and stick together."

One by one, Jason, Billy, Adam, Kimberly, Aisha, Tommy, and Malcolm gave their Power Coins to Alpha, who put them into slots beside the console, "Join hands so that you'll all end up in the same place," Dr. Oliver instructed, frowning at how tired both Tommy and Malcolm looked. "Please be safe, all of you."

"When you are meant to come back, you will," Zordon suddenly spoke as the seven Rangers joined hands and looked heavenward. "Please hurry, Rangers. I do not know how much longer I can…"

Dr. Oliver frowned and quickly hurried over to Zordon as Alpha programmed the co-ordinates to Phaedos into the computer, "There is rumor of help on Phaedos that will give you what you need to find a power greater than what was lost," Alpha explained in a worried voice. "I hope you can find the help."

"Jason, Kimberly, Aisha, Tommy, Malcolm, Billy, and Adam, please remember the importance of working together and using common sense," Dr. Oliver said in a gentle voice as the Rangers all joined hands.

Alpha whimpered and quickly pressed the button that would send them on their way. As the seven Rangers teleported out of the Command Center, Dr. Oliver sighed and gazed solemnly at Zordon.

The dark, musty décor of the Moon Palace delighted Ivan, "What a nice little palace," he said in a mocking manner as he followed Zedison and Katherine into the throne room where a slowly recovering Zedd and Rita were waiting. "Ah, these must be your parents! Zedd, Rita; you've aged HORRIBLY!"

"The Rangers were sent to Phaedos!" Rita yelled in an angry voice as she hurried away from the telescope where she had just observed Dr. Oliver and Alpha helping the Rangers. "Some civilian and that annoying little robot gave them enough power to make the journey to that planet! What if the legends are true and the Rangers find help there? Our plan to destroy the Peace Conference will be-"

Rita was suddenly cut off because Ivan covered her mouth with a glob of purple goop, "And how do you think you are going to help me with my plan?" Zedd grunted weakly. "What power do you have?"

Ivan grinned maliciously and quickly zapped Zedd into unconsciousness, "Now that your parents are taking a well-deserved rest, you two can help me," Ivan said as he turned to face Zedison and Katherine with the scariest expression on his face. "Are any Power Rangers at this Peace Conference on Earth?"

"There are two," Zedison replied, not knowing that those powers had been transferred to others.

Ivan nodded, "You and I will go and get these Rangers," he said. "Katherine, guard your parents."

As Ivan and Zedison vanished, Katherine gazed at her speechless mother, reached down, and pulled the tiny Orb of Doom from her father's hand. Rita's eyes widened, but her muffled scolding went ignored.

"I will destroy the other Rangers myself," Katherine whispered, staring at the small orb. "To Phaedos."

Before she could act however, Rita collapsed from lack of oxygen. Kat smirked and took the staff from Rita's weak grip, caressing it as she held it; the power from Rita's staff and the Orb would help her.

"Master Ooze, Katherine is preparing to travel to Phaedos to deal with the Rangers," Zedison said as he and Ooze appeared near the city in Switzerland where the World Peace Conference was taking place.

Instead of becoming angry, however, Ivan cackled, "Your sister has quite the ambitions!" he crowed as he waved his hands, suddenly causing feathered monsters to appear. "Tengu, go and assist Katherine!"

"Master, I also sense that Katherine has stolen the Orb of Doom from my father and my mother's staff," Zedison continued as the Tengu quickly departed. "She is being impulsive with no plan at all—"

Ivan grinned, "She is a woman of power," he replied simply. "Let us focus on our own task first and then we can see how Katherine is faring. Now, these Power Rangers at the conference; who are they?"

"According to what I have observed, there are three of them," Zedison replied, having observed them socializing through his mother's telescope. "Their names are Trini Kwan, Zack Taylor, and Rocky…"

Ivan nodded, "Perhaps these three can help us," he said in a wise voice. "On we go to victory!"

Blue sky loomed above as the seven Rangers landed in a heap on a rocky surface of Phaedos and dark clouds immediately gathered, as if the spirits of the long forgotten planet were welcoming them.

"This is Phaedos?" Kimberly asked, gazing around and suddenly spotting the edge of the surface.

Suddenly hearing the sound of running water, Jason quickly hurried across the surface and gazed downward, "Guys, there's a waterfall and a huge body of water down there!" he said in an excited voice.

"We should try to find a way down to the lower area," Billy cut in. "Since we don't know where we're going or how long we're going to be here, we need to find resources to help us survive out here."

As thunder rumbled overhead, Tommy winced and placed a hand on his forehead, "Guys, I'm starting to feel a little nauseous," he said in a distressed tone. "Maybe I'd better wait up here for a little bit."

"Tommy, I'm not feeling that well either, but we have to stick together," Malcolm argued in a very tired voice as he ignored the trembling in his arms and legs. "We'll just go slow and help each other get to where we can have some of the water. Kimberly, maybe you and Jason should help Tommy walk."

Jason shook his head, "I'm helping you," he said in a firm voice. "Kimberly and Billy can help Tommy."

"Jason, I'll help you with Malcolm," Aisha offered, deeply concerned by how pale Malcolm looked.

Adam gazed up at the sky, "Maybe we should focus on finding shelter first?" he suggested just as heavy rain began to fall from the sky. "Once we're in a safer place, I can go looking for food and water."

"You're not going ANYWHERE!" a menacing voice suddenly shouted from the sky. "I HAVE YOU NOW!"

Katherine quickly descended with an army of ten Tengu warriors, blocking the Rangers from the remainder of the rocky surface, "Meet Master Ooze's Tengu," she said, brandishing Rita's staff.

"There's nothing here for you to want," Aisha spoke up, quickly assuming fighting stance.

Katherine looked amused at Aisha's fighting stance, "Ah, the Yellow Ranger wants to play games, does she?" she said, quickly whipping out the Orb of Doom. "Games are for children and children are young."

"Don't even try it!" Kimberly shouted anxiously, jumping in front of Aisha to protect her.

Katherine cackled and used Rita's staff to shoot energy at Kimberly, causing the frightened Pink Ranger to fly backwards and off of the cliff, "KIM!" Tommy shouted, his headache forgotten as he rushed after her and dived off the cliff to try and save his girlfriend. Katherine cackled, looking very amused.

"As you want to play games, you should be a child," Kat chanted waving the Orb of Doom back and forth in front of Aisha. "Instead of being in the wild, you should be back on Earth and remember nothing."

Suddenly, the ground began to shake and Aisha screamed as she was swallowed up and vanished into the Orb of Doom, "AISHA!" Malcolm screamed, his hidden feelings for her suddenly becoming clear.

"Oh, the poor orphan had feelings for the Yellow Ranger?" Katherine asked in a mocking voice. "Perhaps a trip would help you to forget about her! Tengu, toss this poor orphan away like the scum that he is!"

Three of the Tengu quickly advanced on Malcolm, who fought back as much as he could before they grabbed him and dragged him towards the edge of the cliff. Jason, Billy, and Adam tried to go after them, but the other Tengu quickly got in the way. Malcolm, meanwhile, fought hard and temporarily broke free before the other Tengu kicked him hard to the ground, rendering him unconscious.

"I bid you farewell, Rangers," Kat said as she pocketed the Orb and quickly vanished using Rita's staff.

Just as Malcolm was tossed over the cliff, Jason, Adam, and Billy tried their best to fend off the Tengu but were not doing well and quickly tiring due to their lack of powers. Jason finally broke free and started towards the cliff's edge, but a Tengu caught him by the foot and dropkicked him to the ground.

Suddenly, as Adam and Billy were about to collapse from exhaustion, a cloaked figure suddenly climbed up the waterfall and whipped off her cloak, revealing a woman in a ragged ninja outfit with a large staff in her hands. The woman quickly snapped her stick in half and began whipping the pieces at the Tengu.

Alarmed, the Tengu quickly flew off, "Jason, are you okay?" Billy asked as he ran over to where Jason lay struggling to remain conscious after hitting his head on the rocks. "We have to find the others."

"We already lost Aisha, we can't lose anyone else," Jason said in a pained voice, wincing as he sat up and saw Adam and the woman standing nearby. "Thank you for helping us, but what were those things?"

The woman regarded Jason silently and then frowned, "You're bleeding," she commented in a concerned voice as she looked at Adam and Billy. "Your other friends landed in the water; go and rescue them. I will bring your other friend down to the lower land and there we will have a long talk."

"How do we get down there, though?" Billy asked, not wanting to swim. "It's a long way down."

The woman sighed, "Follow me, the three of you," she said in a patient voice. "I will help you."

Not daring to argue with the woman, as she was armed and they weren't, Billy and Adam helped Jason to his feet and the three of them followed the woman across the rocks towards a rough dirt trail.

None of them spoke, as they feared the woman, but they all hoped that the others were still alive.

The ground began to tremble as Rocky, Trini, and Zack walked across the large pavilion towards the building where their first planning discussion would be. The previous day had merely been a gathering for all the chosen delegates to introduce themselves and explain who they were representing there.

Now, since the Conference was in December, the delegates needed to get to work planning what world issues would be discussed. At the moment, however, Trini, Zack, Rocky, and the many other delegates who were heading to the same meeting all struggled to keep from falling over as the ground quaked.

Ivan and Zedison suddenly appeared before Rocky, Zack, and Trini, "Surprise!" Ivan said in a maliciously amused voice as he waved his hand and caused the other delegates to freeze in their tracks. "Well, now, these don't look like Power Rangers to me, but they'll do. You will now serve me, Ivan, Master of Evil."

"Are Rita and Zedd history?" Zack asked in a confused voice. "Who is this ugly purple dude, anyway?"

Ivan scowled and Zedison waved his staff at Trini, "Are you saying you have no power?" Zedison asked in a grave voice as Trini suddenly collapsed, but remained awake. "You MUST help us find the power!"

"We must do nothing," Trini said as she slowly got to her feet and glared at Zedison. "We are free…"

Zedison scowled, "What you are free to do, Trini, is die," he said as he transformed his staff into a black dagger and quickly stabbed Trini right in the heart. "Master Ooze, what shall we do with the others?"

"We must go back to Angel Grove and start preparations for world domination," Ivan replied in an upset voice. "These mortals are powerless, so let them be. Angel Grove is where my greater power is hidden."

Zedison nodded and glared at Rocky, Zack, and Trini, "I send you back to Angel Grove not out of mercy, but so you can witness its demise," he said in a deep voice. "Go now and may your suffering be brief."

As Zack, Rocky, and Trini disappeared, Ivan and Zedison unfroze the crowd before disappearing.

The rain was still falling heavily as Adam and Billy pulled Tommy and Kimberly from the water and helped them on to higher ground. Jason was further out in the water helping a semiconscious Malcolm as Malcolm was too weak and didn't know how to swim anyway. The woman watched all this silently.

"Why have you come to Phaedos?" the woman asked as Jason neared the bank with Malcolm. "There is nothing here that would be of interest to you six young people. Wait a minute, weren't there seven?"

As Jason helped him from the water, Malcolm nodded, "This woman named Katherine attacked us and took Aisha into some sort of keychain," he said, coughing from being in the rain and water for so long.

"Again, why have you come here?" the woman asked in a concerned voice. "It is dangerous here."

Kimberly sighed as she helped Tommy to sit on a rock, "Our leader Zordon was hurt by some creature named Ivan Ooze," she explained in a worried voice. "Tommy's uncle and Alpha helped us come here because they said there would be help for us here. Ivan also destroyed our powers and our Zords."

"Ivan Ooze?" the woman asked, frowning at the poor physical conditions of the six people standing before her before sighing deeply. "I am Dulcea, guardian of the Ninjetti Temple and its Master."

Tommy suddenly sneezed and winced, "You are in no shape to meet Ninjor right now," Dulcea stated firmly as she brandished her stick towards another nearby trail. "The Ninjetti Temple is for warriors and those who have strength, courage, and the desire to help others. You have lost all of those things."

"Can you help us find them again?" Malcolm asked, suddenly feeling as if he had met Dulcea before even though she seemed unfazed by him. "We need help to find Aisha and stop Ivan Ooze's plan."

Dulcea sighed, "I will try," she replied, intrigued by Malcolm's spirit. "Gather together and follow me."

Kimberly helped Tommy to his feet while Jason helped Malcolm to stay upright. Adam and Billy quickly joined them near the rock where Tommy had been sitting. Dulcea smiled, impressed by their teamwork.

"Let us go to the Ninjetti Temple," Dulcea said in a commanding voice. "Difficult journeys await you all."

It was nearly dusk when Laura finally arrived at the Angel Grove shelter with her clothes and a small box of things that Lt. Stone had gotten for her from the emergency supplies that the city kept on hand for those citizens who had nothing but the clothes on their back. The shelter was surprisingly empty.

Wondering where everyone was and why no administrative staffers were around to help get her settled, Laura carried her box over to a bed near the window and sat. She was very tired, but finally safe.

As Laura contemplated whether or not to sleep or find some place to eat dinner, the ground suddenly began to shake violently. Alarmed, Laura set her box on the bed and rushed towards the front doorway of the shelter to wait out the quake. She suddenly saw a young girl with long, braided hair lying unconscious in the bushes wearing oversized jeans, a yellow-shirt, and shoes that were too big.

"Little girl?" Laura asked in a concerned voice as she approached the girl. "Are you okay, little one?"

For a moment, the girl didn't respond and then she slowly sat up, "My name is Aisha," she said in a quiet voice, strangely enough comforted by Laura's presence. "Why is the ground shaking? It's a little scary."

"Um, why don't we go inside where it's safe?" Laura suggested, trying not to think of how much Aisha reminded her of Ashley even though Ashley was white and Aisha was black. "I won't hurt you, okay?"

Aisha nodded and held out her hands, allowing Laura to gently pull the young girl to her feet, "I'm sure we can find you some better clothes inside somewhere," Laura said as she gently pulled Aisha close.

As Laura led Aisha back towards the shelter, the ground stopped quaking and Rocky and Zack suddenly appeared in the street holding a badly wounded Trini in their arms. Laura immediately stepped back.

"Please, you have to help our friend," Rocky said, suddenly seeing that they were at the Angel Grove shelter. "We were helping plan a peace conference and she was hurt very badly with a knife."

Laura frowned, but nodded and slowly led Zack, Trini, Rocky, and Aisha into the safety of the shelter.

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