Once A Ranger, Part I

July 23, 2007

Teleplay by:  Jackie Marchand

Directed by:  Britta Johnstone

A monster walks out of a museum in San Angeles.  People run in terror as Miratrix and Kamdor wait.  Monster:  Kamdor, I have it!  The most precious gem in the museum.  Kamdor:  Fool!  You said you could find one of the newels of the Corona Aurora.  The gem was only a ruby and Kamdor tossed it.  Miratrix caught it.  If Kamdor didn't want it, she would take it.  The Rangers arrived.  The Rangers battled Miratrix, Kamdor and the monster.  During the battle the Rangers destroyed the monster.  Miratrix and Kamdor decided to retreat.

Norg goes sliding down into the ice den.  Flurious is sitting on his throne.  Norg lands with his head into the snow and merges with his head surrounded by ice.  After Norg gets after his brain freeze, he walks over to Flurious.  Norg had something by the entrance and thinks it's a present for Flurious.  Flurious opens the container and a voice greets him.  Telling him since he is an enemy of the Earth, they should meet.  Back in the city, the citizens are cheering the teens.  Rose promises to get the ruby back to the museum.  A short distance away, Miratrix and Kamdor are watching.  Kamdor is not happy, but Miratrix is happy that at least none of the others losers have any of the jewels.  A container appears in Kamdor's hands.  Kamdor opens it and the same voice invites them to join him, and he will help them get the jewels of the Corona Aurora.  Miratrix is pleased, but Kamdor tosses the container aside.  Kamdor doesn't need any one's help.  The container opens and a green glows emerges, surrounding Kamdor and Miratrix.  Kamdor and Miratrix find they have been transported to a cave.  Kamdor sees Flurious and thinks he is the one.  But Flurious tells Kamdor he had been invited.  Not only is Flurious there, but so are Norg, Moltor, and the Fearcats.  A young creature walks in and introduces himself as Thrax.  Miratrix recognizes the name.  Thrax had been imprisoned by Sentinel Knight.  Thrax tells them, much like Moltor and Flurious, he had been imprisoned by Sentinel Knight.  But evil like his could not be contained.  As Sentinel Knight grew weaker, he grew stronger.  Thrax was able to break free from his imprisonment, a dumpster on the moon.  Thrax came to Earth.  Thrax tells them enough about him.  Thrax points out the one thing that has kept all of them from plundering the Earth to obtain the jewels of the Corona Aurora - the Power Rangers.  Kamdor adds the Rangers are strong.  Thrax tells them that is why they must work together.  Flurious, Moltor, the Fearcats, Kamdor and Miratrix are outrage and refused to work together.  Thrax tells them they will form an allegiance only until the Power Rangers are destroyed.  With the Rangers gone, they can do what they want.  Thrax has a plan, and everyone gathers around to listen.  Meanwhile, the teens are back at the mansion.  Rose comments that she can't remember what her life was like before becoming a Ranger.  Will admits none of his adventures have beat being a Ranger.  Mack comments he can remember what it was like before becoming a Ranger, boring.  Tyzonn tells them they shouldn't forget why they are Rangers.  The rest look at him questioning.  Tyzonn tells them to save the Earth.  Everyone laughs.  The screen comes on and it shows Thrax, Flurious, Moltor, Kamdor, Miratrix, Fearcats, and a couple of Chillers.  Thrax introduces himself as the son of Rita and Lord Zedd and promises to be the demise of the Power Rangers.

The Rangers arrive in the city via the S.H.A.R.C.  The Rangers battle Moltor, Flurious, Fearcats, Miratrix, Kamdor, and Thrax.  Several Chillers and Lava Lizards in the battle as well.  It is a difficult battle for the Rangers.  The Rangers call in the Transtek Armor, and that is not much help for the Rangers.  Miratrix, Kamdor, and the Fearcats take a moment to pause and reflect that Thrax is right, it is much easier to defeat the Rangers working together.  Thrax tells them they now need to combine all their evil energy together.  They all do so, including Moltor and Flurious.  The wave of evil energy reaches the universal morphing grid and does a lot of damage to it.  The Rangers are surprised when they are demorphed.  Thrax tells the teens what has happened.  Before Thrax and the rest can destroy the Rangers, Sentinel Knight appears to protect them.  Sentinel Knight uses his power to take the teens to safety.  Thrax isn't worried as now the Earth and the jewels are theirs for the taking.  After Sentinel Knight deposits the teens to safety he vanishes.  The teens are upset as they realize they no longer have Ranger powers.  The teens manage to get to the control center.  Mr. Hartford is at a loss on how to repair the morphing grid.  The teens are trying to repair their Trackers and are upset.  Spencer walks in with bad news.  The various attacks throughout the world.  The teens consider this to be the end.  Mr. Hartford points out they still have their genetic powers.  Mack agrees and the teens leave to battle.  Meanwhile, Mig and Kamdor have arrived at Stone hedge.  They figured a legendary place would be ideal to hide a legendary jewel.  The teens soon arrive on their vehicles.  The teens, using their abilities, battle Mig and Kamdor.  Despite their best efforts, the teens are defeated by Kamdor and Mig.  Kamdor and Mig are pleased until Mig is suddenly encase inside a tree.  Green Mystic Force Power Ranger has arrived.  Kamdor is stunned when also Red S.P.D. Power Ranger, Yellow Dino Thunder Power Ranger, and Blue Ninja Storm Power Ranger arrived.  Mig managed to break free from the tree.  Kamdor and Mig are blasted off their feet by Black Mighty Morphin Power Ranger.  The teens are stunned as the five Rangers come together and tell them they heard they needed some help.

Kamdor and Mig decide time to retreat.  The five Rangers demorph.  Both sets of teens walks towards each other and begin talking.  Before the conversation gets too deep, Tori thinks perhaps another place would be a better place to talk.  Sentinel Knight appears and he tells them how he brought the five teens, Adam, Xander, Kira, Bridge, and Tori here and agrees the meeting should be held elsewhere.  Everyone goes to the control center.  The Operation Overdrive teens figure out the five teens are former Rangers.  Bridge tells them they are, except for him, who is from the future.  Bridge goes into a complicated story of his various Ranger colors and only Dax seems to make sense of Bridge's story.  Sentinel Knight appears and introduces the new Rangers and tells everyone they will be the new Operation Overdrive team.  Ronny, Rose, Dax, Mack, Will, and Tyzonn are stunned.  Mr. Hartford is surprised as well, but doesn't say anything.  Later, Rose, Dax, Mack, Will, Tyzonn, and Ronny try to make the best of their sudden amount of free time in the mansion.  Kira, Tori, Adam, Bridge, and Xander walk in excited about the zords they will be driving.  This doesn't set well with the rest of the teens.  Mack points out that they seem to be getting along well and Tori tells them they are.  Kira sees the looks on Dax, Mack, Will, Tyzonn, Ronny, and Rose's faces and tells them they will be back as Rangers as soon as they get their powers back.  Ronny points out if they get their powers back.  The alarms goes off and Tori, Adam, Bridge, Xander, and Kira race out the door.  Mack, Will, Tyzonn, Ronny, Rose, and Dax are ready for action as well, but realize there is no place for them.  Ronny tells them she is not staying where she is not needed.  Elsewhere, Flurious has his Chillers set up a huge road block, so he will not be disturbed as he hunts for the jewels.  Black Ranger, on the Hovertek Cycle, arrives and begins the battle.  Soon the rest of the Rangers arrive as well.  The five Rangers battle the Chillers and defeat them.  Flurious is not happy as he retreats.  Later, Adam is in the control center, trying to help Mr. Hartford with all the repairs.  Mr. Hartford appreciates Adam's help.  Adam tells him of his battles with Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd.  Adam believes Thrax has inherited the worst of both his parents.  Mr. Hartford is frustrated as he doesn't understand the technology to fix the morphing grid.  Adam gets an idea and leaves.  Meanwhile, Flurious storms into Thrax's lair.  The rest of the villains are there as well.  Flurious tells Thrax he may have gotten rid of the Operation Overdrive team, but more Rangers are popping up.  Thrax brings forth a monster to help them in their battle against the Rangers.  As the rest of them battle the Rangers, Thrax plans to go after Sentinel Knight and have his revenge. 

Inside the mansion, Ronny, Rose, Dax, Mack, Will, and Tyzonn face Mr. Hartford.  The teens tell Mr. Hartford that although they have enjoyed being Power Rangers, they feel they are no longer needed.  The new team of Operation Overdrive is doing well.  Mr. Hartford protests, telling them they are still needed.  Ronny tells Mr. Hartford they had dropped everything to be Power Rangers, and now they no longer are.  The teens want to go back to their lives before becoming Power Rangers.  Mr. Hartford asks Mack if this is the same for him.  Mack tells his dad he is not going anywhere, but he no longer considers himself a Power Ranger.  Mr. Hartford has no choice but to accept the fact that the teens plan to go back to their normal lives. 

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