A Friend in Need

A Friend in Need is a three part episode of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Revisited, season 3.

Plot
From his evil palace, Lord Zedd observes the attack on the planet Edenoi by the evil Count Dregon. Meanwhile, the Rangers plan to teleport to the planet for their beloved Alpha 5, discovering that Alpha was "born" there and that the planet's king is his father. When they arrive, they find themselves embroiled in the attack and in the presence of strange alien life forms and one very mysterious and powerful being.

Synopsis
On a distant and embattled planet called Edenoi, which resembles Irk in many ways, we find slaves hard at work in honeycomb-colored caves. Gas fills the air, each slave wears gas masks as they dig into the ground under watch of several white costumed Stormtrooper-wannabes. The masked digger, who is one of Lexian's guards, mentions to Lexian that another one of Dregon's Plague Sentries is on the horizon, wishing he could pull the horns off of him. The silver-armored Sentry rides a horse atop a hill nearby, laughing and filling us in on some backstory. He mentions the poisonous gasses they dig up is supposed to hasten the destruction of their planet, but somehow ttrees are absorbing the gasses. Lexian, a man resembling a Vortian but with Irkenlike eyestells Dex he'll get his chance one day, as they continue digging on the crimson tinted world of Edenoi.

Elsewhere, at the Command Center on the planet Earth, the robotic Ranger Alpha 5 sits on the ground, ai-yi-yi-ing a worried sigh. Zordon asks what is troubling him so, wanting to help if only he'll explain what the problem is. Alpha climbs out of his depression and says that he was monitoring the Galactic Scanner when he picked up a distress signal from Edenoi, which Zordon notes is Alpha 5's home planet and the planet he has been raised to rule. It seems Alpha has many fond memories of his birth world, having been assembled there by their leader King Lexian and his queen, Thalassia. He attempted a scan but could find no trace of him, and Edenoi is under attack. Zordon mentions the planet is very far away and for now all they can do is continue to monitor and hope for more information. Alpha just knows deep in his circuits something is terribly wrong. He's right, as above the planet Edenoi, the Spiderface Spaceship floats around ominously. Inside, a small white floating robot announces the lord of evil, Count Dregon is on the bridge. The gold-faced baddie (not to be confused with Destro from G.I. Joe), asks him crew of henchmen what they have to report. Doubleface (who has two faces, you see) states the attack is proceeding as expected according to his plan. Gork, the slimy creature sniveling in the corner calls his Lord's plan brilliant, which Doubleface concurs, asking just what the plan is. Count Dregon turns away from the camera (so as to not arouse suspicion of his lips not matching the dialogue) and proclaims for them to destroy the planet Edenoi so "a certain prince" can never go back to ruling it.

Meanwhile at the Angel Grove Youth Center/Juice Bar, Aisha calls Kimberly on a phone up at the bar, asking her how she's feeling today. Kim, who sounds so stuffy you wouldn't be surprised that Amy Jo was really sick when filming this, tells her Ranger-pal she's feeling awful, speaking on her pink phone from her pink room in her pink nightgown on her pink bed with pink sheets. She pauses the conversation to remove the thermometer from her mouth, groaning out that she still has a temperature and hates having the flu. Aisha tells her to just rest and drink plenty of liquids, and will check with her later, Kim says to say hi to the guys for her, she will do, wishing her to feel better and they say their good-byes. Kimberly is left in her room alone, coughing up phlegm and drinking a glass of orange juice. Aisha hands the phone back to Ernie, thanking him for letting her get away with using a phone she didn't have to pay for, the Juice Bar manager tells her it was no problem. She walks over to a table where Adam is seen sitting, doing some homework, while in the background Tommy is visibly mopping the floor with Rocky on the sparring mats. Aisha tells Adam that Kim still has a fever but she thinks she'll live. Tommy slams Rocky to the ground with the same exact maneuver as was just saen, and they call it quits and head over to the table, just as Billy enters the building and heads there as well. They pass in front of Tommy & Rocky, then suddenly appear following Billy into the Juice Bar, then appear behind Adam, having passed behind him just as he says hi to Billy, then they pass behind the gang again as Billy starts talking! The Ranger teens converge together at the table, where Billy mentions he just contacted Alpha to check the clarity on the new chip he installed in the Communicators, and he's not exactly sure but Alpha sounded different. Tommy asks how different, Billy thinks he sounded sad, saying he knows that seems strange since Alpha is a robot and all, but he definitely sounded down. Adam figures the bot is just lonely, questioning if robots get lonely, Kim exclaims over the phone that he's more than a robot to her. Adam agrees on that for the whole team, Tommy suggests they go visit him, the Ranger teens pile out the door together.

Back above Edenoi, the Spiderface ship is blasting bolts from its mouth at the planet surface in rapid succession, but a force field system is blocking it out. This attack is being inspected via his red-ray vision by Lord Zedd in the Moon Palace, snarling about "of all the rotten luck, why in the WORLD would that guy do my job?!". Rita Repulsa walks in and tries getting her husband "Zeddie-boy"'s attention, telling him he's slipping as the Power Rangers are down there on Earth, not off out in space! Zedd agrees but says he couldn't care less about them right now, as Count Dregon has reared his ugly masked-head again, mentioning he & his Spiderface are blasting some planet to rubble out in the Andromeda Sector. Rita says that's good, Dregon is the evilest of evil and she likes Count Dregon, stating with a devilish smile. Lord Zedd ceases his spying and turns around from the balcony, shouting that he hates him, and hates Dregon more than he hates the Power Rangers! Rita follows her hubby to their throne room, asking him if he woke up on the wrong side of his Hyperbaric Chamber this morning. Zedd says no but exclaims as long as he can remember, Count Dregon has been trying to one-up him for eons, trying to be more evil, and dastardly than him. He points out they can't even conquer one measly little planet like Earth Irk, or even Vort, grunting aloud in frustration and sitting on his throne. Rita pats his shoulder and then tells him to take a chill pill and listen to her, Finster has been working on a wonderfully nasty monster that'll blow Earth out of the sky, the Rangers won't be able to defeat this new monster. Zedd asks since when has any of Finster's monsters been able to walk and chew gum at the same time, Rita tells Zeddie-baby to trust her, this time there's no way out for the Power Rangers! Lord Zedd turns and sighs about this being deja vu.

Meanwhile in the Command Center, the Rangers check on what troubles Alpha 5. Billy's scans on the distress signal path definitely shows some interference in the planet's environment, confirming the little robot's fears. Tommy asks Zordon how far this planet is, he says Edenoi is located in the northernmost corner of the galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, it's supposedly far beyond their reach. Adam asks who inhabits it, Zordon calls them "Edenites", a highly intelligent and gentle race of people as Alpha can tell them. The automaton explains the planet's leader, King Lexian, assembled him and gave him life, being a father to him. He further explains that he is the crown prince of the world and that the Rangers are his personal guards. Aisha puts an arm around the worried robot and tells him they're his family here too, asking Zordon what they can do to help. Zordon says there is very little they can do to assist Edenoi as because of the very great distance there is chance they will not have full use of their Morphin Powers. He says the risk is just far too great, Tommy reminds their mentor that taking risks never stopped them before. Rocky agrees they should go check it out, Alpha cries tears of joy over their want to do this for him. Zordon has reservations about this venture, but it appears to be the only way to gain more information on the situation on Edenoi. He cautions them to only investigate, Alpha begs for them to find what has happened to King Lexian, Zordon bringing up again about the distance affecting their powers and to not become involved in their conflict. Billy asks if they'll be able to contact them through the Communicators if an attack on Earth arises, Zordon mentions that new chip Billy installed will allow that to be done. Adam notes they can just teleport back if needed, Tommy's up for the trip on behalf of Prince Alpha. Zordon says friendship is a powerful gift, and commends them for their courage. Tommy has Alpha contact Kimberly to let her know what's going on, he's more than happy to, and before the five Ranger teens depart, Alpha makes them promise to be careful. He couldn't forgive himself if anything happened to them, Adam tells him not to worry.

Our heroes Morph as per usual, and suddenly appear outside in the outskirts of Angel Grove, ready to embark on only their second intergalactic space trip. Alpha tells the Rangers that his memory banks will never fail to retrieve this day's events, which give him a warm fuzzy feeling in all of his circuits. Zordon tells Tommy to be prepared for anything upon arrival, and the coordinates Alpha is entering will land them near the worst disturbances on Edenoi. He wishes his human proteges good luck, and Alpha initiates the teleportation sequence, thanking Zordon twice for letting them do this for him. The Power Rangers stand together and bravely teleport towards the sky, the five colored streaks of light slowly zoom off into the star-filled void of space. On the moon, Lord Zedd inspects the Earth with his red-ray vision, groaning about not being able to find any trace of the Rangers. He tells his intrigued wife Rita that as strange as it seems, he can no longer detect the Power Rangers, except for Kimberly who has some sort of human ailment. Rita mocks the Pink Ranger by calling her a "poor baby", Goldar shouts to his Lord that this is a perfect time for an attack, Rita mocking him by sarcastically calling it a great idea and asking why didn't she think of that. Zedd says they must conquer Earth before Dregon gets his eye on it, asking Rita if this monster of Finster's can really deliver. She tells "Zeddie-poo" of course, no one can put one over on them, as together they're unbeatable! Goldar mimics her triumphantly by shouting "unbeatable!" behind her a la Skull, causing Rita to turn and tell him she didn't mean to include "Goldieblocks" in that. Rita goes to check on Finster, shoving aside her formerly traitorous lackey and heading off to see her more loyal one. Zedd happily mentions to Goldar "Isn't she something?". Goldar says that yes, she's something alright, finishing his perturbed statement off with a growl.

Soon in Finster's Workshop, rows of various clay figures sit on the shelves, the same ones since the early days of MMPR. They've likely all gone hard and useless by now. Rita comes in and says she doesn't smell monsters cooking, asking what the deal is and where's her monster. Finster assures her that just a little longer and she'll have it, Rita screams for him to get on with it, put that puppy in the oven and get to cooking. The Rangers are out of sight and no one can stop them now, Finster shakes his doggy-head and tells her "Yes, your cruelty", Rita Repulsa walks off exclaiming that Earth will be theirs!

The Power Rangers teleport to Edenoi soon enough, landing on the surface of the planet in between a mountain range. Tommy warns them to be prepared for anything, Aisha notes explosions in the distance which seem to be getting closer. The Spiderface Ship is blasting at the scenery still, the blastwaves taking the Rangers aback, Rocky remarking someone is using some heavy-duty firepower. Aisha wonders why since there's nothing out there but rocks, Billy points out the spaceship trying to disrupt the planet's surface. Tommy says they'd better take cover before they end up disrupted, and just then, the blasts strike all around them, preventing our heroes from doing much of anything. The explosions suddenly halt, giving them time enough to hide between a formation of rocks. White Ranger figures that should provide enough cover if the shelling starts again, but they've got to find who's doing it and why. Blue Ranger knows they're close, and speaking of close, some of the Edenites are discovered close on the horizon by Yellow Ranger. Four slaves dig in the sands in the distance, the one in white, Lexian's guard from earlier, thinks he sees movement where the Rangers are. Aisha alerts the others to the location of the Edenites, but she's unsure if it's them or not. King Lexian is seen digging, stopping to look around. Billy fills the Rangers in on some information he reviewed back at the Command Center, about how this area of the planet being honeycombed with pockets of gas just below the surface. This explains the gas masks, but Tommy & Aisha just don't understand why anyone would want to release the gases.

Suddenly, four brown robed Edenites leap onto the scene in a manner the Power Rangers only do. Dex seems to be leading them, demanding to know what the intruders are doing here. White Ranger tells him they mean no harm and come in peace. One of the Edenites scoffs and calls this a likely story. Blue Ranger mentions they received a report their planet was in danger. Another Edenite says that's impossible as they sent no report to the likes of them. Dex says they seem to pose as friends, but their garments betray them; they were sent by Count Dregon to further enslave his people. The Rangers protest this, Red Ranger telling them that they're from Earth and don't even know who this Dregon guy is. Masked Rider leaps into the air and lands atop a rock, telling the Power Rangers that now they shall pay. The Rangers are stunned by this apparent hero's appearance. Tommy knows he definitely has the wrong idea about them. Dex does more hand gestures while saying there's no room on this planet for Count Dregon and his evil Plague Patrol, telling the Defenders of Edenoi to stand with him now. Yellow Ranger pleas for the possibility of talking this through, but Dex tells her to be silent, as words have no meaning on a planet under the cape of war. The three robed Edenites race towards our heroes, the Rangers are forced to give up trying to talk their way out of this, and fight to defend themselves against this misunderstanding. Masked Rider jumps into the fray as well, separating Red and White Rangers off into a battle elsewhere while his teammates remain behind to tackle the others.

Back on the Moon Palace, Finster enters the Throne Room and informs Their Highnesses that the monster is completed. He thinks they'll be pleased with this magnificent creature, Lord Zedd asking if it's good enough to destroy Angel Grove. Finster assures him so, Rita tells Finny to move it and let them see some action now! Zedd asks Finster to bring the creature to him as he wants to rule the Earth by sundown, Finny shuffles off to do it right away. Lord Zedd turns to his wife and notes what a team they make, Rita agrees with "Zeddster", boasting that now the Power Rangers are doomed! The husband & wife of doom laugh evilly and hug. Meanwhile on Edenoi, Black Ranger blocks all attacks thrown by one of the robed warriors. Adam tries to make him believe they're not the enemy, but the Edenite points out that all intruders are enemies of their people. Yellow Ranger backs away from another Edenite, who seems to be female. Aisha takes some guy punches and kicks but never throws any in return, trying to explain that they only came because Prince Alpha asked them to. She gets tossed aside, and the female Edenite pauses in recognition of Alpha's name and title. Blue Ranger has his hands full as well, but eventually gets the upperhand by grabbing his robed attacker's hands and telling him his planet's surface is being disrupted. The Edenite asks how he knows that, seemingly stunned in disbelief for some odd reason.

Masked Rider flips through the air continuously, the Air Jordan of Edenoi obviously, until he finally kicks White Ranger in the chestplate. Dex asks why they continue and not give up and go back to Dregon, knocking our heroes around, fighting both Rangers one at a time. Eventually, the two Rangers grab each of Rider's arm and ask what it'll take to convince him they're on his side. Up on Spiderface, Doubleface (what is it with faces on this show today?) informs Dregon all is ready for the aerial assault at his command. Since they're using the exact same footage as a second ago, Doubley babbles on about how once they attack they'll blast royal guard Dex his colorful playmates to oblivion. Dregon states that everything will fall into place, Gork asks if the food will get any better, Doubleface shouts for him to shut up and calls him a silly space mollusk. Count Dregon turns and orders him to commence shooting now, Spiderface coughs up some blasts towards the planet surface just like earlier. Dex isn't going to be held down, but before he can shake off Tommy & Rocky, the aerial blasts explode around the three. Dex regroups with his three Edenite Robe Warriors, noticing that the ship is firing on all of them, and how even Dregon isn't low enough to fire on his own soldiers. The Power Rangers regroup as well, Rocky assures him that's what they've been trying to tell him all along, they came to help but have been getting blasted at since the moment they landed. Dex must know if they're telling the truth, asking how they were able to find them, White Ranger says that they came because their friend, Alpha 5, believed the Edenites were in danger. Dex and his pals walk over and shake their hands, saying that any friend of Prince Alpha's is a friend of theirs, welcoming them to Edenoi.

In the cave, Dex's condition is checked by the three other Edenites, who look after the well being of their friend. He's fine, but must rest a moment, deactivating his peotection suit and reverting to Dex, suddenly without his hood or gasmask on. The Rangers are shocked over the revelation of his humanoid appearance, Aisha asks who and what he is. The other Edenites think they can trust them, so Dex turns around and introduces himself, saying he is the guard to the king of Edenoi, Lexian. Dex tells them it is safe to breathe in there as they're far enough from the mine site and their air is similar to that of Earth and Irk. The three other Edenites remove their gasmasks, revealing goatlike faces with Irkenlike eyes just like Dex. The guard notes that he has trusted the Rangers with his identity and will not betray the trust of theirs. They take a hint and begin taking off their helmets and introducing themselves, Aisha's new hairstyle's impossibility of fitting into that Yellow Ranger helmet has never been more apparent. Dex then introduces his three Edenite pals to them, Zarius (a female), Donais, and Farian. Zarius asks who they are and why they've come to Edenoi (despite having been told hundreds of times already), Tommy says they're the Power Rangers, protectors of Earth and the prince of Edenoi, Alpha 5. Rocky mentions they were sent by Zordon and the prince. Billy tells Dex they were told to assess the situation and report on their well-being.

Tommy asks him to tell what happened to their planet and what those crystals on their foreheads are for. Dex turns towards the jagged cave wall, aims his mind-crystal at it and explains they allow them to communicate telepathically as well as project images. He projects some stock footage of his people, telling the Rangers that Count Dregon has enslaved their race and is forcing them to mine the caves, which releases toxic gas that will ultimately destroy their planet, but the trees are somehow absorbing these gasses. Adam asks how they could let this happen, and Dex explains that Edenoi is a planet of great peace, having not the need of armies for many centuries, though if pushed they can fight with everything they have. Two leaders of a planet called Irk became aware of this and in the Edenites' vulnerability waged an attack, to which they weren't prepared as they were a race of scholars and artisans. The price paid for that was their freedom, and while many have escaped Edenoi, many more are still in hiding on the planet. Dex turns off his glowing head-projector and turns to the Rangers, stating that this is what has become of their planet.

The backstory continues, as Billy asks Dex how Alpha became the heir to the Zeo Crystal. The guard turns to the wall and projects more stock footage, telling the Rangers that Alpha was born into the line of succession on Edenoi as the first-built crown prince. Until the time when Alpha is returned to his rightful throne, the people on Edenoi bide their time, slaving in the mines. Until that day (that being either when Alpha becomes King or they dig up enough gas to destroy their own world), their rebel forces continue to fight bravely on and he remains an outlaw trying to bring a sense of hope to his people.

Meanwhile in the Command Center on Earth, Alpha gets a collect call from Kimberly on the Viewing Globe. She asks if he's heard from the guys yet, Alpha tells her no but she should just concentrate on getting better. Kim coughs and asks to be kept posted on the situation, Alpha promises to contact her the moment he hears something. She puts her Communicator back on her nightstand and grabs a stuffed animal and returns to laying in bed, barely enjoying her day off. Elsewhere on Earth, at the Juice Bar, Bulk spots two females (a blonde and a brunette) sitting at the counter, engaging in secret conversation. He tries to slide on in and act real smooth, but ends up setting his elbow down on a plate and flipping all the empty plastic glasses onto himself. They look at him with their usual snobby attitudes, he's at a loss for words and embarrassed, walks off and sits at a table near the entrance, continuing to admire the two from afar while smacking his head. Skull strolls in and sits next to his best buddy, they exchange quick hellos and Bulk asks Skull what he thinks of the two girls. Skull calls them "very very nice", Bulk asks him what he thinks they're talking about. Skull shamelessly suggests they're talking about his classic good looks & devastating profile, but Bulk bursts the goofball's balloon. He notes they're absolutely gaga over the Power Rangers, and this gives him a brilliant idea. Skull screams for him to stop, he's not going looking for the Power Rangers' secret identities again, he's had it up to here with that endless set of crazy schemes. Bulk says that they don't have to look for them, as they've already found them, pointing to the both of them, Skull smirks and calls Bulkie Boy a genius.

Meanwhile on the Moon Palace, Lord Zedd paces around, mumbling mathematical terms to himself while trying to think up a plan. Rita is following behind him, and Goldar behind her, the mind-conga comes to a halt when Rita bumps into Zedd and knocks him forward, he shouts for them to stop riding his coattails. Rita turns around and dittos the aggression on Goldar, Zedd asks where Finster is with his new monster, he doesn't have all century to wait. Goldar agrees with a nod and smirk, especially with Dregon moving in on him.

Back in the cave on Edenoi, Aisha mentions that Alpha wants to know what become of their leader, King Lexian. Dex smiles and reminds her of what he JUST told them, that Lexian is Alpha's father, and he's in hiding orchestrating their people's escape, and is safe for the time being. Tommy walks over and pats Dex on the arm for no reason at all, other than for giving the good news Alpha's going to want to hear.

Back at the Juice Bar, Bulk & Skull scoot their chairs closer to where Proxy & Moxy are located (putting their table right in the middle of the walkway). Bulk talks loudly and stresses a few key words while asking Skull how he found the Power Rangers were going to be there. This catches the girls' short-attention span, Skull states that he heard from a very reliable source that the Power Rangers will be there. Bulk asks if the source can verify in the fact the Power Rangers do in fact gather at this very spot every day, Skull is so caught up in watching the girls pretend not to be listening to them that it takes Bulk's stomping of his foot to get him to shout yes. Bulk cautions him to lower his voice as the information is top-secret, speaking still loud enough for the giggling girls to hear every word, asking where this location is. Skull drops a line about it being at the mountainside over near East Angel Grove Heights, and the girls take the bait!

Meanwhile on Edenoi, that silver-horned horse-riding Plague Sentry from last episode orders his morons to annihilate the rebels and their multicolored friends in the cave. The Cogworts, three mutant toad-things who seem to lack much usable footage, growl and snarl and stand doing nothing but blinking and shaking their arms about. In the cave, the Edenites seem to be able to sense the Cogworts, Zarius says they're vicious creatures sent by Count Dregon. The group of heroes rush to the cave entrance and take a good look out, Dex noting that the Plague Patrol has returned. Several silver armored men ride horses into the area (none resemble the Plague Sentry), who order the Cogworts to flush the rebels out of the cave. Aisha says it looks like the monsters are going to be leaving any time soon, Tommy states the obvious about this definitely not looking good, as the nine stand there awaiting the inevitable.

The Cogworts speak, urging the rebels to come out and face them, because they're hungry! The Plague Sentry rides down the hillside and tells the Cogworts to stop blabbing like morons and attack, also ordering the Plague Patrol to get a move on it. Dex informs the Power Rangers that he has the capabilities of handling the Cogworts but they'll have to take care of the Plague Patrol, which our heroes are more than happy to help them with. One of the Patrollers taunts the "rebel swine" to come out and fight, Adam thinks this is obviously the welcome wagon. The Patroller warns Dex & friends to come out before they send the Cogworts in after them, leaving our heroes with no other choice but to fight. Dex gives a victory cry of "To The Power", which they all shout back in unison, before Tommy remorphs the team with a Back To Action. Dex rushes out and leads the troops to battle, telling the loathsome barbarians that if it's a fight they want than their wish is coming true. The Plague Patrol boasts they'll put an end to the Edenites' rebellion once and for all, and even their multicolored friends can't help them. Dex does his arm gesturing thing like before, proclaiming that as new friends like these rally to their cause, Dregon and his band of evil shall be banned from Edenoi from all time, they've met their match at last! Dex urges his comrades to destroy them, the Power Rangers pose and Alpha announces that by the power of King Lexian, the rightful ruler of Edenoi, he shall now use his Power Morpher to go into battle. The transformation occurs, and Prince Alpha threatens the fearful Plague Patrol with the true might of the Alpha Ranger and the Power Rangers. The Patrol is touched by his speech but not really impressed, racing into action quickly. The three Edenite rebel friends of Dex get shoved aside as Alpha leaps towards the Cogworts elsewhere in the vicinity.

The Power Rangers attack the Plague Patrol while the Rider tackles the Cogworts. One of the Patrollers, with a buzzsaw arm, seems to know White Ranger is an Earthling, just before getting jump-kicked off his high-horse. He lands on his feet, gets called "even uglier up close" by Tommy, and vows to make the meddling intruder pay. Red Ranger spars with Carpet-head, tossing him on his back rather quickly. Alpha performs his special Axe Kick maneuver, which consists of a simple charged-up axe kick. The lumpy frog monster is thrown across the ground into another of his fellow brethren, Dex calls this a two-for-one despite the fact the other doesn't fall over. Blue, Black & Yellow Rangers gang up on a fuzzy-arm-blade Patroller, kicking him one at a time, and somehow he manages to take the hits and keep on yapping about their need to kick harder than that, calling them "moops". White Ranger & buzzsaw-hand hop around while fighting, Tommy tries tricking him into thinking his shoe is untied, but alas, he doesn't fall for it. Alpha leaps into the air and strikes a Cogwort coming his way, and upon landing, he's so busy with that one that another comes up behind and grabs his arm. Stretched out like a wishbone, this allows the third Cogwort to jumpkick Alpha in the chest. He falls backwards, taking the Cogworts with him as they remain firmly latched on his arms. He picks one off and chucks it at the Cogwort who attacked him, really getting a two-for-one that time as that one falls over. Carpet-head is sick of these games, poking his poker-arm at Rocky but is unable to hit the slippery human. Yellow & Blue Rangers play with fuzzy-arm, Billy remarking that he needs a breathmint as the Rangers battle on and on in the rust-colored atmosphere of the planet Edenoi.

We find Pink Ranger in the same position we left her in during the end of the previous episode, crouched down, sneezing and trying to assure herself she can beat this monster. Repellator is still repulsed that Kimberly sneezed on him, racing over and grabbing her head between his two clawed hands, apparently attempting another molecule scramble but the Ranger struggles and resists. Meanwhile in the Command Center, Alpha laments over Kim being so sick she's losing the fight with Repellator, Zordon reminds his droid assistant that they must get a message to the other Power Rangers. He suggests he try using alternative frequencies, Alpha hops to and presses some grungy buttons on the consoles. The wavelengths still come up with nothing but dead space, causing Alpha to whine some more. Zordon tells him to have faith in Kimberly's abilities, as she's very resourceful. Alpha hopes he's right, Ay-yi-yi-ing and continuing the attempt to contact the rest of the Ranger crew. Back at the lake, Pink Ranger is still locked in a hold by Repellator, and thanks to being faced to him, she sneezed like crazy in his face. Repellator finally shoves her off to prevent that from happening again, and prepares to attack her from a safe distance, when suddenly the monster starts to sneeze! The ground shakes with a loud rumble each time Repellator sneezes, Kimberly sniffles and tells him "Gesuntite", figuring that maybe he caught her flu (probably thanks to the snot flying through her helmet vent-holes or the molecule scrambling). Repellator thinks this ridiculous as he's impervious to her silly human sicknesses, but goes into another thunderous sneezing fit, proving the point. Kim laughs at his misfortune of catching the flu bug, saying that's how it starts with the sneezing and the tickling in the back of the throat. Repellator stumbles off, firing green blasts at the ground as he continues ha-choo-ing, teleport back to the moon while Pink Ranger tells him to remember to starve a fever & feed a cold. She sneezes yet again, and wipes her snotty hand on her spandex.

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Pink Ranger's last sneeze revisited, her Communicator goes off and she says she'd better report in, asking Alpha if he reads her (despite the fact it seems he called her!). Alpha is so happy to hear from her, Zordon asks where Repellator went and she tells him he came down with something and took off but thinks he'll be back soon. Zordon says he's sure she's correct and to stand by to be ready for the monster's return, Kimberly agrees and sticks around the empty lakeside for a spell. One more Ranger contact attempt, this time using Zordon's suggestion of rerouting it through the Intergalactic Phase Shifter, which Alpha notes will cut through the interference (although why they didn't just do this to begin with, I don't know). It works, their signal goes out loud & clear to Edenoi, where White Ranger is landing on his sorry butt after being kicked down. He receives the Communication, Black Ranger standing to his side to listen in as Zordon tells Tommy that Angel Grove is under attack and asking how long until they think they can return to Earth. Tommy says things are pretty hairy there and he doesn't think they can leave just yet, Adam asks the big blue head what the emergency is, Zordon remarks that a particularly loathsome monster of Zedd's has attacked, Kimberly battled it but is still ill and needs their help. The other three Rangers regroup with their two teammates, getting filled in on the situation briefly by Tommy who says they've got to wrap this thing up. The three Plague Patrollers, huddle around egging our heroes on by saying it's time to end this coffee break, Tommy says they're the ones about to take a break, permanently. The fuzzy-bladearm Patroller is suddenly by himself, getting kicked by Blue Ranger in the front, then a double jumpkick by Black & White Rangers from the back, sending him falling swiftly.

Meanwhile on the Moon Palace, Repellator returns and asks his masters if they have anything he can take for his sore throat. Lord Zedd demands to know what he's doing back, the monster says he caught Pink Ranger's flu bug, sneezing and rocking the house with the nasal eruption. Zedd asks his wife if she calls this a monster, and since they're reusing the exact same footage from the previous episode for this scene to save money, Rita screams for Finster to get his termite-ridden carcass in there (Goldar sadly appears but gets no lines today). Finny waddles in at the beck & call of his empress, Zedd orders him to find a cure for that sick, sneezing monster of his and get him back down to Earth to fight Kimberly. Repellator sneezes again, Rita groans in disgust and Finster sees the problem. Back on Edenoi, Carpet-head thinks he's got Rocky now, but the Red Ranger manages to kick him down. White Ranger plays with Buzzsaw-arm, eventually asking him if he likes the travel. The goon says yeah and gets knocked over, as Tommy puns for him to have a nice trip and he'll see him next fall. The three Plague Patrol warriors end up eating dust and waving their arms at our heroes in dismay over getting beat so easily.

Elsewhere back on Earth, Bulk & Skull are dressed in mockups of the Rangers' diamond symbol chested uniforms. They hide in the forest near the mountainside around East Angel Grove Heights, spotting a car approaching in the distance containing the two women they've secretly lured in their Pseudo-Ranger Sexual Trap Of Love (or something like that). Bulk tells Skullster that today may very well be their lucky day, Skull can't believe they actually fell for it and Bulk notes that in a minute the girls will fall for them, causing Skull to give his trademark laugh. The girls, who I nicknamed Proxy & Moxy last episode, roll up like the gullible snobby wenches they are, driving around in search of the supposed "secret Ranger meeting site". Meanwhile on the Moon, Finster is giving Repellator a checkup in his Workshop. An oversized tongue depressor is used on his oversized tongue, and a large flashlight checks out all three of Repellator's eyes. He gives a cough for Finster (and no, both of the doggy-man's hands are fully visible), who waves his arms and asks if he ever brushes, Repellator whines to him that monsters aren't supposed to. Finster gives him the diagnosis, that he's caught a nasty Earth virus and he's supposed to stay in bed for 7 to 10 nights and drink plenty of fluids. Repellator says he can't, Rita & Zedd are already mad at him and he has to go conquer the Power Rangers, asking for a pill he can take. Finster says he supposes he has something that may make him feel a bit better but he'll never get well if he doesn't stay in bed, Repellator promises to do so once this job is over. Finny takes a large hypodermic needle (which resembles a calking gun, actually) and prepares to shove it where the sun doesn't shine on Repellator's neon green hyde. The monster is fearful of the needle, begging for another way, which Finster seems to have sitting right on his worktable. It's a jar of aptly labeled "Finster's Tummy Tabs" (available at a Walgreen's near you!), removing a large tablet he tells him to take two now and two before he goes to bed, warning him that they don't taste very good. Repellator opens wide and Finster crams the giant pill down the monster's elongated-tongued mouth hole.

Back on Earth, Proxy & Moxy pull up in a secluded area of the mountainside. They get out of their car, Proxy asks if she's sure they're in the right place, Moxy assures her this is the place those two clowns back at the Juice Bar said. The girls wander around right out in the open, eventually climbing up the wooded path near where Bulk & Skull are hiding. The females don't see any Power Rangers and are about to leave when Bulk & Skull pop up, now with large space helmets, proclaiming they're the Power Rangers! Moxy is frightened but Proxy holds back laughter, not believing that they're Rangers. Bulk & Skull pose and do funny hand movements like the real Rangers do, Skull confirming that they are who they say, in living spandex! Moxy asks where the other Rangers are, Bulk lifts his visor (which quickly slams back down) stating that they're off polishing their Zords. Skull straightens his helmet and lifts his visor, but the head bobbing causing it to quickly shut again as he explains they just fought a giant huge creature thing! Proxy & Moxy walk off in disappointment, Bulk & Skull halt the girls, asking if they want to see them ride in their Zords. Skull says once again that they really are the Power Rangers, and suddenly, Repellator teleports right behind the bumbling duo, thinking them to be Rangers as they say! The girls scream and tell them that if they're Rangers to do something, racing off towards their car. Bulk & Skull follow, Repellator boasts he feels great and has come to destroy them, spewing off clusters of green energy from his claws. Bulk & Skull grovel, trying to tell the monster that they're not Power Rangers, getting chased over to the ladies' car, running around it in circles with Repellator in tow.

Over on Edenoi, Masked Rider calls on Electro-Saber to activate, whipping out an electronic sword from his belt-buckle. It seems to fire a beam as he swings it around, causing sparks to explode in each of the three Cogworts surrounding him. They collapse and implode in a flash, leaving Masked Rider victorious via really muddy looking Kamen Rider footage! The Plague Patrol hop on their horses and ride off, leaving Buzzsaw-hand behind in their frantic rush to escape the Rangers. He vows to get revenge on Dex another day when he's without the help of his troublesome friends, running after his fleeing partners while nursing a back injury our heroes inflicted on him. Masked Rider deactivates, leaving Dex in his robe sucking in the cool poisonous breeze blowing his way as he shouts to the Patroller that he'll be ready for him when he returns. Speaking of returns, the Spider ship floats through a cloudy area somewhere. Count Dregon has his minions enter the bridge and report to him on the situation of Dex's capture. Doubleface regrets to inform him that unfortunately he escaped, which Dregon is surprised to hear, warning that each of them had better have a good explanation for this blunder and to capture him soon. Nefaria says that the Plague Patrol reported strangers in multicolored costumes, which Dregon says he already knew from taking a look at the battle. Dregon says they must find these meddlers and teach them a lesson, Cycloptor stands up and claims he knows who they are. Doubleface hogs the glory by explaining that Cycloptor doesn't, but what they do know is they beamed here from another planet and when they leave they'll be able to follow them home. Count Dregon turns and finishes off this masterfully original plan by saying that then they will destroy them.

Lord Zedd watches the Earth from the Moon Palace Balcony through his red ray-vision, scoping out and enjoying the sheer terror & desperation that Repellator is causing on the four humans below. Rita cackles evilly as Zedd calls this better than Big Time Space Wrestling, a monster's on Earth and there's not a Ranger in sight. Rita says this is perfect and it's time to make the monster grow, Zedd summons forth one of his ever-popular Growing Grenades, pitching it down to Angel Grove, where it's caught in the clutches of Repellator. He slams it to the ground, the explosion causes him to grow huge in an instant, boasting there's even more of him to fear. Moxy & Proxy stare agape at the monster through their car's windshield, as Bulk & Skull continue beating on the door, begging to be let in. They halt their pleas for life and take a good look at the giant Repellator, who still thinks they're Power Rangers, saying they look so small all of a sudden and will make a nice toejam jelly, as he stomps his feet into the mountain. Over in the Command Center, the alarm goes off, alerting Alpha & Kimberly (who stands holding her Pink Ranger helmet nearby) to trouble on the Viewing Globe. Just as the still-sneezing Kim predicted, Repellator is back after having made a quick recovery and gotten much larger. Kim is ready to take him on but Zordon fears the monster may have grown too strong for her to fight on alone. She still feels she has to try to slow him down, asking Alpha to contact the others and have them meet her there as soon as possible, before sneezing out Back To Action. Proxy & Moxy drive away, leaving Bulk & Skull behind to face the giant green menace. They pose with their arms behind their backs, like they're going to Morph, but instead they realize they stand no chance and run away screaming. Repellator figures he's not ready to lick the real Power Rangers, and strangely enough, Pink Ranger is nowhere to be seen.

Back on Edenoi, the Rangers stand helmetless, saying good-bye to the Edenite Rebels. Dex thanks them for courageous fighting on behalf of his planet, Rocky is glad they could really help. Tommy says they have to cut this visit short, Adam noting there's trouble at home, Dex understands they have their planet to protect, and this planet's prince. Billy wishes him good luck and to keep them informed of his welfare, Aisha says Alpha's worried about things up here, especially concerning Lexian. Dex tells his new friends to go as their planet is waiting, shouting one last "To The Power!" as he shakes Tommy's hand. They bid farewell, Rocky yells out "Let's Hit It!" as the Power Rangers grab their belt buckles and teleport off of Edenoi for good. Dex smiles as he watches the streaks of multicolored light leave his world.

As the Rangers teleport home, Dregon has Doubleface & Cycloptor track the escaping intruders, discovering they're heading for the planet Earth, which the Count states will be their next target! The five Rangers land safely in the outskirts of Angel Grove, White Ranger says that it's good to be back. They're within range of Zedd's monster, Red Ranger mentions that it's time to make the call for the Zords.

Up on the Moon, Zedd curses in frustration that the Power Rangers have returned, Rita groans that she knew it was too bad to be true. Down on Earth, the six Rangers (Pink Ranger seems to have rejoined them from her unseen 'stalling of the monster') call on their individual Thunderzords, which quickly come together into the Thunder Megazord & White Tigerzord Warrior Mode! Repellator stomps at the mountainside as he was doing earlier, when both of his clawed arms are grabbed by the two Megazords. Thunder Megazord Power Punch is initiated, striking the monster in the gut, knocking him back as he asks if that was the best they could do. Both Megazords are now standing together, allowing Repellator to attempt to use his disrupters on them, firing off streams of explosive green sparks into both of the Rangers' mechas. Repellator prances around, thinking himself invincible, laughing when the Thunder Megazord & White Tigerzord pull out their "toy swords". The monster takes each hit with his arms, blocking the full brunt of the attack and returning the damage to the Megazords in full fury. Eventually, Thunder Megazord topples backwards, leaving the Tigerzord to fend off the creature alone. Repellator thinks this an easy victory, with one down and one to go, but he winds up taken down himself by White Ranger's swift Saber-play. The Thunder Megazord picks itself up and joins with the Tigerzord Warrior Mode to do a Double Punch attack on Repellator. This is followed by some Tigerzord power-blasts, which Tommy laughs at the monster taking a licking but keeps on ticking. Thundersaber is charged, and with one quick swoop, Repellator is sliced into a green explosive heap. His body discharges a huge amount of smoke in the fallout (probably spreading his flu bug throughout the city), engulfing the Thunder Megazord & White Tigerzord as they pose victoriously in the end of only the second American-footage Megazord battle ever.

Soon at the Juice Bar, Proxy & Moxy walk in, dissatisfied that once again the real Power Rangers saved the day and plan to ditch the geeks who tricked them into almost getting killed. Bulk & Skull follow the girls in what remains of their spandex costumes, but finally give up trying to prove their worth when the two stuck-up bimbos walk over to the bar and are suddenly scooped up by two guys who are coincidentally standing there waiting around. The bumbling duo sit on the stoop of the steps. Bulk asks Skull to do him a favor, if he ever makes up another plan that has anything to do with the Power Rangers, to staple his mouth shut. Skull shakes his head and smiles, happy to oblige on that promise.

In the Command Center, Zordon welcomes the Ranger teens back, pleased they were able to help the Edenites and still help save Angel Grove from destruction. Alpha 5 is glad to learn King Lexian is safe on Edenoi, calling his father a wise and noble leader. Adam asks Zordon what he thinks will happen to the Edenites. Big Z calls them a strong-willed people and is sure they'll succeed. Aisha states that Count Dregon was nothing short of a nightmare, despite not having seen or dealt with him at all. Billy is just sorry they didn't have more time to get to know the Edenites, Dex especially, Zordon says there is much they can learn from them and perhaps there will be another chance. The Ranger teens shake their heads and Kimberly is nowhere to be seen so we must assume she hopped back into her pink bed at home to finish recovering from her virus.

Back on Edenoi, Queen Thalassia (Alpha's mother), stares out one of the windows of the Palace; she awaits the return of her first-built son.