In the park at about 7:30 p.m., Tommy Oliver and Katherine Hillard were having a picnic. "Tommy, I love this," she told him. "Here, I got you something," he told her, as he handed her a little black box. "Will you marry me, Katherine Marie Hillard?" he asked. "Yes, yes, Tommy, I will," she told him as she kissed him. Then, he slipped the ring on her finger. "Should we tell the others now or wait a few days?" she asked him. "I think we should tell them now," he said. "Okay," she said with a smile.

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Back on the Astro Megaship, "Andros, I've found something." DECA started. "What is it, DECA?" he asked. "It's the Lost Galaxy. There are Ranger Powers in this galaxy. They are called the Galactic Powers. The Galactic Ranger Powers are more powerful than the Astro Powers and the Ninjetti powers combined. Only you, Ashley, Macy, Grant, Zhane, Kerone, Kat, and Tommy can go to the Lost Galaxy, though," she told him. "Why only us? Why can't the others go, too?" he asked. "The rest of the Rangers have to stay on Earth to protect it," she finished explaining to him. "TJ, Cassie, and Carlos must go to Phaedos and get themselves some new powers," she told him.

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"Hey, Andros, what's up?" a voice came up from behind him. He had just finished talking with DECA and was on his way to his room to get some rest, he was really tired. "Ash, am I glad to see you," he told his girlfriend, as he pulled her into his embrace and kissed her gently. "Come with me?" he asked. "Sure, but where are we going?" she asked. "My room," he told her. He saw a look of shock appear on her face.

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At that moment, three adults and a dog got out of a car. "Thanks a lot, Ryan. I really had to go," the dog told one of the young men. Yes, the dog. Long story. "Your welcome, Jeb. JB, are we there, yet?" he asked the other young man. "Yeah, we should get two rooms though. I'm tired. How about you, Kaitlin?" he asked the blonde headed woman. "Yeah, but I'm really hungry. Ryan, can we get something to eat first?" she asked her boyfriend. "I agree with her, Ryan. Let's get some food." Jeb said to his master. "Alright, let's check out this place, The Surf Spot," he said as they entered the establishment.

"Hello, welcome to the Surf Spot. I'm Adelle, and I'll be with you in a minute," the older woman told the three. "Excuse me, ma'am, do you mind if my dog is in here with us? We've got no where else to leave him." Ryan asked her. "Sure," she plainly told him. "Oh, and do you know where we could get some rooms? We're all very tired," he asked. "I've got two rooms above here you can stay in for as long as you like for free. But first, I'd like to know all of your names, if I may?" she asked. "Yeah, I'm Ryan, this is Kaitlin, and JB. Oh, and this is my dog, Jeb," he told her. "Nice to meet you. Burgers and fries on the house. Ryan, what can I give Jeb?" "A cheeseburger with everything." Jeb answered. "Who said that" she asked them. "I did. I'm practicing throwing my voice." JB told her. All of a sudden the song, "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You" by 'NSYNC, started to play. "Kaitlin, would you like to dance?" Ryan asked her, putting out his hand. "You know I would, " she said as she stood up and took his hand. Just then Cassie, and Carlos walked in. "Hey, Adelle. Can we have two cheeseburgers and two orders of fries to go, please?" Carlos asked. She told him yes and that it would be ready in five minutes.

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"Andros, why are we in here?" Ashley asked him, as they entered his room. "I wanted to give you this, and I had to tell you something," he told her, while handing her a golden box. She opened it. "Andros, it's so beautiful!" she exclaimed. "That's our Kerovian birthstones. The Ruby and the Jade," he told her. "I love them. Thank you, so much," she told him, giving him a kiss. It was gentle at first, but it quickly turned passionate, as they fell to the floor. They finally broke apart two minutes later for air. "Um, wow!" she tried to get back to the subject at hand, "Andros, what'd you want to tell me?" she asked, still in his arms. "Oh, yeah. DECA found some new powers in the Lost Galaxy. The thing is, that there are only enough for eight, and we have to leave as soon as possible. TJ, Cassie, and Carlos have to go to Phaedos, to get Ninjetti powers. Hopefully, Dulcea will have some for them," he told her.

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"These are your rooms. I hope you like them." Adelle said as she showed them around the attic of the Surf Spot. "Here's a blanket for Jeb," she told them as she left. "Alright, I think we should all get some sleep. How are we going to sleep?" Ryan asked. Kaitlin said, "I'll share a room with you, Ryan." "Okay, Jeb, you and JB get to share the other room, then," he told them, as he handed JB the blanket. They went to their rooms, and went to sleep.

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The next morning, after Andros had talked with the other Rangers, Cassie, Carlos, and TJ left for Phaedos. "Cassie, you will wear Teal, and you are the Hawk. Carlos, you will wear Orange, and share the same Animal Spirit with Billy Cranston. You are the Wolf. I'm sorry, TJ, but you have no Animal Spirit. You should talk with these three people: Ryan Steele, Kaitlin Star, and JB Reese. They have some powers which you might be able to use. They are known as the VR Troopers, and are in Angel Grove right now," she told them, as she turned into an owl and flew away. When he got back to Earth, TJ went looking for Ryan, Kaitlin, and JB. He found them and they gave him the fourth virtualizer, with the powers of the Silver VR Trooper. Cassie and Carlos went to the Megaship to learn of the full extent of their new powers on the Simudeck.

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"Morning," Ryan said to Kaitlin as her eyelids fluttered open. "Morning, Handsome. I can't believe we found TJ, and just in time," she said. "Neither can I, but at least we did," he told her. They got up and got dressed. They soon left, and went downstairs.

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The Rangers who were going to the Lost Galaxy, had finally finished stocking the Megaship for the long voyage ahead of them. It was the night before they were to leave, and everyone was at the Surf Spot. There was going to be a good-bye party for them. Tommy and Kat had announced their engagement. After everyone had said their good-byes, Andros, Ashley, Macy, Grant, Zhane, Kerone, Kat, and Tommy teleported back to the ship. "It's going to be weird here without the others." Ashley said. "Yeah, but at least we have pictures of all of us, and we'll always have our memories." Kerone commented. "That makes me feel a lot better." Kat said. "Yeah, and remember, we'll always have each other." Tommy told them. "Just the eight of us. Ashley's right, this is going to be weird, though." Macy stated. "I just got used to there being seventeen people on this ship. Now there's just the ten of us." Zhane said aloud. "Who's got which room? I mean there are four sleeping quarters left, we're using the others for storage." Grant asked. "We can go either of these two ways, boyfriend and girlfriend or girl with girl and boy with boy." Kat said. Everyone finally yelled aloud, "Boyfriend and girlfriend!" "Then, it's settled. Let's move our stuff into our rooms." Andros stated. Everyone then left the Bridge, and headed for their new rooms

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Back on Earth, "I can't believe their gone." Cassie said. Kimberly said, "I can't believe Tommy and Kat are engaged." "Kaitlin, that's a cool blouse. Where'd you get it at?" Sarah asked. "Oh, this. I got it at a swap meet in Cross World City," she told her. "Cool," Sarah commented back.

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The next morning on the Megaship, "Morning, Ash." Andros whispered as he watched her sleep. He then propped himself up on his elbow. She looks so beautiful. I love her so much. I want her, so bad. he thought. Ashley, who had just woken up, but didn't open her eyes, thought, He is so sweet. I love him a lot. He's probably just staring at me. To see what he was doing, her eye lids fluttered open. "Morning, Andros. What are you staring at?" she asked. So he just came out and told her. "I'm looking at you. You are so beautiful. I love you so much," he told her. "I love you, too. You're the most handsome guy I've ever met," she revealed to him. He gave her a shocked look, but it soon changed into a smile. He leaned down and kissed her. It turned passionate, and almost went further, but DECA interrupted, "Time to get up." "Thanks, DECA. We'll get up in a few minutes." Ashley told the camera. In response, the red light just blinked. They just laid there for a few more minutes, then got up.

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Three hours later on the bridge, "DECA, set a course for KO-35, and tell Kin-Won we're coming." Andros ordered. "Course set. You will have two hours of free time," the computer told all of the Rangers. "Kerone, Andros, Ashley, would you like to go to the Simudeck?" Zhane asked. "Sure." Kerone told him. "What are we going to do?" Ashley asked. "Tell you later, just go to our quarters and get your swimsuits." Andros told her and Kerone. The girls went to their rooms and got their swimsuits, then left for the Simudeck. When they got there, Andros and Zhane had set it up for a romantic atmosphere. "It looks great, guys. You did that fast." Ashley told them. "We did it just for you," the guys said together. "Awe, how sweet," they said. "Look, Kerone, they got us roses." Ashley told her, pointing at the Red, Yellow, and Sterling roses. "Guys, this is so sweet. We love it," the girls told the guys. They changed into their suits and the guys gave them a massage in the hot tub. Then, they switched, and the girls gave the guys a massage.

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"Rangers, we have reached KO-35. Kin-Won is waiting for you on the planet's surface." DECA informed them. When they got on to the surface, "Rangers, it is so good to see you again. When, DECA told me that you were going to the Lost Galaxy, we had to throw a party for you." Kin-Won told them. "Thank you,

Kin-Won. That's very kind of you. We can only stay for two days, though." Andros told them. "Macy, Ashley, you're back. To bad it's only for the next two days." Mary told them.

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A few hours later in the park, "Wow! This is such a great party. I'm having so much fun." Ashley said to Kerone and Kat. "Yeah, the Kerovians know how to throw a great party." Kat told them. "Hey, ladies. Are you having fun?" Zhane asked as he, Tommy, and Andros came up from behind them. "Yeah. This is such a great party, Kin-Won." Kerone told the older man. "Thank you, Kerone. We thought that after all the Rangers have done for our people, we could at least throw you a party," he said. "Macy, Ashley, can your father and I talk to the two of you in private? It will just be for a minute or two." Mary asked her two daughters. "Sure, Mom. What's up?" Macy asked. "Girls, we want you to take these. These pendants have our familles' crown on them. These are pictures of our whole family, plus a few pictures of you two and Grant, Zhane, Andros, and Kerone, when the six of you were younger." John told them, handing them the pendants and pictures. "Thank you, Mom and dad," they said together. "Good-bye, we'll miss you dearly," their mother said to them in tears. "If you can, try and contact us every so often," they were told by their father. "Okay, daddy," they said, again together. They all headed for the ship together. "We'll miss you," Mary, John, and Kin-Won yelled behind them.

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When they got back on the ship, "Let's head for the Simudeck." Zhane suggested. "You guys go without us. I want to be alone with Kat." Tommy told them. "Okay," the other four said together. "DECA, set a course for the Lost Galaxy." Andros commanded. "The course is set. It will take between three and four hours for us to reach it," she told the eight.

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On the Simudeck, the six Kerovian Rangers were going to check out a few more of the memory disks. "Let's try Andros' third birthday. That ones still fuzzy, to me." Ashley said. Kerone asked, "Fuzzy? What does that mean?" Zhane answered, "It means that she can't remember that too well." "DECA, begin program." Macy stated. "Program starting," she confirmed. In a minute, the Simudeck's black walls with yellow lines, changed into the park on KO-35. It was set up for a birthday party, with a sign that said 'Happy 3rd Birthday Andros' on it. All six Rangers' shipboard uniforms were changed into those of children on KO-35. Andros had a red jumpsuit on. While Ashleys' was yellow, Macys' was white, Grants' black, Kerones' purple, and Zhanes' was black with silver all over it. "Alright it's time for Andros' second test." Kin-Won said. "Who would like to do this test with him?" he asked next. "I would, I would." Ashley screamed over Zhane and Kerone. "Okay, Ashley would you please sit right here. Andros, you sit here in front of me. Ashley, pass Andros the ball." Kin-Won commanded the two children. Ashley picked up the telekinesis ball, it opened up in her right hand, and she passed it to the little boy across the lawn from her. He caught it with his mind. "Good, you two, now pass it back to her." Kin-Won told the two. He did, and she caught it with her mind. They smiled at each other. "Ashley," Kin-Won communicated with her telepathically, "throw the ball passed Andros this time." She did this, but Andros anticipated it, and caught it, before it could get past his head. "Very good, Ashley and Andros. You have both passed." Kin-Won told them. "Now these are for the rest of you," he said as he handed Kerone another telekinesis ball, and Macy a telepathy mirror. The telepathy mirror shows a reflection of the person you are working with. The six then started to play with the toys.

Then, the simulation ended. "Wow! that was a lot of fun." Ashley said. "I know, we'll have to do it again." Andros commented. All of a sudden, the ship began to shake. "What's going on?" Kerone screamed. "I don't know." Zhane yelled back as he held onto her. "DECA, what is happening?" Andros asked the computer. "We are going through the interdimensional teleportation beam, which will take us to the Lost Galaxy. The only problem is, that we may never be able to return to our own galaxy," she told them. "We are now in the orbit of the planet, Olympia. I am get a communication from the Ultra Power Chamber, on the planets' surface. It is from Blade and Alpha 7. Blade is the son of Zordon. Shall I open communications, Andros?" DECA asked. "Yes," he simply told her.

"Welcome, Astro and Ninjetti Rangers. We have established a computer linkup with your ship, and now we are going to teleport you to the UPC, so we can talk to you face-to-face." Blade told them. In the next few minutes, they had been teleported, introduced, and were told about the Galactic Powers.

"Will you except these powers and the responsibility that comes with them?" Blade asked. When all eight of the Rangers said yes, Alpha 7 gave each a morpher. "To morph, the command is 'Go Galactic,'" he told them. "Let's try this out." Andros started, "'Go Galactic.'" They stood there morphed, each in a suit that looked like a Ninjetti's gi. Andros was red, Ashley in yellow, Macy was in white, Grant in black, in purple was Kerone, Kat was pink, Tommy in gold, Zhane was in silver. "Andros, Ashley, Kerone, Zhane, Kat, Tommy, Macy, and Grant, your powers are stronger than they have ever been, and probably ever will be. Alpha 7, scan the planet for Goldar and Scorpina," Blade told them. "Goldar?" Kat asked. Tommy asked next, "Scorpina?" "I thought they were destroyed by Zordon," Andros stated. "They were, supposedly. They appeared on the planet two weeks ago. They brought with them Kwags. They are a combination of a Quantron and a Cog," he explained. "I've located them. They are in the park. There is a monster with them, and about a dozen Kwags." Alpha 7 said. "Go, Rangers, and may this power protect you," they were told by Blade. Andros called the morphing command, "'Go Galactic'" They morphed and were teleported to the park on Olympia.

"Scorpina, guess who's back?" Tommy yelled. "No way, Green Ranger?" she asked. "You've got to learn girl. I got rid of that color years ago. It's Gold Ranger now. Goldar you're mine." Tommy said. "Gladly, Tommy. I'll destroy you," the golden monkey yelled. "Now where have I heard that before?" he asked back. "Golden Saba Saber!" he yelled. The little saber arrived in his right hand. The battle began, Tommy vs. Goldar, Kat, Ashley, and Kerone Vs the Kwags, Andros, Zhane, and Grant took on Gregor-Breath, and Macy Vs Scorpina. In the next few minutes, all the Kwags were destroyed, and Gregor-Breath, Scorpina and Goldar teleported out. Then, the Rangers did the same.

"Job well done, Rangers." Blade told them. "Thank you. Is there a way we can contact our friends and family back in our galaxy?" Andros asked. "I am very sorry, Andros, but there is no way." Blade told him. "There is a local teen hang out. You can make some new friends here. I am very sorry about this," he finished. "That's alright, Blade. Um, is there a place where we can live, here on this planet, or would it just be easier for us to stay on the ship?" Ashley asked. "It would we a whole lot easier for everyone if you just lived on the Megaship. Alpha 7 said. "Alright, what's this lace called?" Kerone asked. "It is called 'The Deep.'" Alpha finished. "Alright we'll be there if you need us." Tommy said. "Wait, you will need these. These are the type of clothing people wear on Olympia," Blade told them, "and here's some money to buy more." he finished.

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On Earth in Cross World City, Grimlord had started to follow Nizbel and moved to Angel Grove, while Professor Hart also moved to Angel Grove from the Lab. In Angel Grove, Ryan, Kaitlin, and JB had opened a dojo called The White Dragon. They had gotten themselves alot of students since theirs was the only dojo in Angel Grove. In the Power Chamber, Ninjor had been named the new mentor, and Prof. Hart was to be his new assistant. Suddenly, the alarm went off. Grimlord had attacked the city. He sent down Colonel Icebot with lots of super Skugs. The Troopers and the Earthen Rangers went into action and quickly destroyed the monsters and Skugs.

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"Wow! Ashley, you look so beautiful," Andros told her as she entered the room in the yellow tanktop and black BDU's. He and the other Rangers new clothing consisted of tanktops and black BDU's. He and Ashley were going to the beach for a quite romantic picnic. They got to the beach and started their dinner. "Thank you, Andros. This is such a beautiful place," she told him. They enjoyed the warmth of each others bodies, the great food, and the beautiful scenery.

To Be Continued

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