Normal POV

Mike and the girls float around inside the portal like astronauts inside a shuttle after the gravity is turned off. Kira glances down at the machine and is pleased with Alpha's work. It's functioning better than it did when they said goodbye to the Mighty Morphin Rangers. She turns her attention to the other portals around her and sees an entrance leading to Reefside. She isn't surprised to see the others fighting an army of tyrannodrones along with a human-sized big slimy spider-like monster. It also has spikes covering its legs. They are fighting it downtown.

"Guys, you need to see this," Kira says.

Tracy and Mike move their arms and legs like they are swimming to get to the portal. Tracy clenches her fists in anger when she sees her teammates getting beat up by the monster. Kira gets a sudden chill down her spine, hearing Mike start to laugh maniacally, seeing their teammates in trouble. The girls try their best to ignore it but can't. It was too scary.

I know we need to tell the team about what happened to us while we were away. I don't want my nightmares to get any worse than they already are. Tracy thinks.

The girls let out a long sigh of relief when Mike stops laughing. They see his eyes glow green. When they stop shining, the girls see them widen in shock, seeing what is happening back home in Reefside.

"We need to get back there and help them," Mike says.

"You and Kira can help them. All I can do is hide somewhere safe," Tracy says sadly.

"Tracy, I'm sure that Hayley will figure out how to unblock your powers," Kira says reassuringly.

The group enters the portal. Tracy does her best to remain positive that she'll fight alongside the others again. Back at the battle, the team looks up towards the sky; they see their teammates falling out of it. Dr. Oliver and Ethan run over to them. Tracy groans as Kira and Mike land on top of her.

"Why do I end up on the bottom?" Tracy moans.

"I don't know, bad luck I guess," Kira says.

"Okay, can you guys get off me, please," Tracy says.

Mike and Kira get to their feet just as Dr. Oliver and Ethan arrive. Dr. Oliver helps Tracy up.

"Good timing guys," Dr. Oliver says.

"We can use your help big time," Ethan adds.

Kira and Mike turn their bracelets into their morphers. They morph and walk over to their teammates. Tracy still wants to help. She turns her bracelet into her morpher and opens the mouth too.

"Tracy, remember, you can't..." Kira warns.

"Dino Thunder power up," Tracy says.

Tracy presses the button on her morpher. The mouth shuts, and there is a flash of pink light. After it fades, she stands in her civilian form.

"Tracy, what's going on?" Ethan asks.

"I'll explain later, for now, let's deal with the attack," Tracy answers.

"She's right; we'll go help Conner and Trent fight this monster. Tracy, do you think that you can handle the Tyrannodrones?" Dr. Oliver says.

"Sure thing," Tracy says.

They race back towards the fight. A group of Tyrannodrones appears in front of them to block the team from getting to their teammates. Kira turns around and nods to Tracy. She runs up to her. Kira cups her hands to allow Tracy to place her right foot down on them. She tosses her into the air and lands in front of them then does a tornado kick. It was so powerful that they feel to the ground like bowling pins.

"Nice work," Ethan says.

"Thanks," Tracy says.

They run to get to Conner and Trent. The Tyrannodrones somehow manage to stand up again. Tracy gets ready to fight them off. Meanwhile, the others regroup in front of the monster.

"Hey, Spidey, you're in trouble now that the team is together again," Conner says confidently.

"Whatever, red ranger, I'm still going to destroy all of you. Then I'll bring your gems to Mesogog." It says.

The monster takes a deep breath, and the spikes on its legs start to puff out. When it breathes out, they fly towards the team. Conner, Kira, Ethan, and Mike take out the blasters. They try to blast them out of the sky, but there were too many to shoot down. They had to jump out of the way at the last minute to avoid being hit by them.

"Wow, that was a close one," Conner says.

"Sure was," Ethan agrees.

Tracy finishes defeating the Tyannodrones and runs up to her teammates.

"Hey guys," Tracy says.

"Tracy, how come you're not, morphed?" Conner asks.

"I'll explain everything after the fight, I promise," Tracy says.

They turn around to face the monster again. Tracy would love to know why Mesogog wants to make a monster that looks like this because she thinks it is the ugliest one she has seen ever since she became a ranger. Back at the lab, Tracy's parents see their daughter fighting the monster in her civilian form. Benjamin notices that his daughter is reluctant to move her right arm too fast while fighting off the Tyrannodrones. He presses the button on the keyboard that allows him to call her.

"Tracy, stop what you're doing right now, young lady, you're hurt," Benjamin says.

Tracy's POV

I hear my dad's voice come from my morpher. I was so surprised that allows the monster to kick me in the stomach. I fly backward and hit the wall a few feet behind me. I groan as I lift my morpher to my lips and wince slightly.

"Dad, how are you calling me?" I ask.

"I'm at the lab, along with your mom," Dad says.

"Wait, so you know that I'm a ranger?"

"Yes, sweetie, now I want you to stop. Let the others handle this," Dad says.

"I can't do that, dad. They're my teammates. They need my help,"

"Tracy Anne, you need to listen to me. I don't want you to make that injury any worse, so you need to stay right where you are, okay?" Dad orders.

"Okay, I'll stay here and not fight anymore,"

"That's my girl," Dad says.

I put my morpher back down to my side; I wince again, but this time, I do it through my teeth. I can't believe that my parents know that I'm a power ranger. I am scared to go back to the lab because I know that they're going to be mad at me for lying about where I was when I told them I was at Kira's. I was really at the lab hearing about the latest attack on the city or training the woods.

I see the monster is retreating after they go into super dino mode, managing to slice off all of the spikes on the monster's legs. I watch my friends and science teacher demorph before they run over to me. Kira helps me up.

"Thanks,"

"You're welcome," Kira says.

"Dr. O, you told my parents about me being a superhero?"

"Yes, I did. I felt that it was the right thing to do since I didn't know where you were," Dr. O says.

"Do Mike's parents know too?"

"Yes," Dr. O answers.

"I guess we should head back to the lab."

Normal POV

The team walks down the stairs leading to the lab. They walk over to the computer. Hayley and Tracy's parents turn around in their chairs. Dr. Oliver walks over to stand next to Hayley.

"Welcome back," Hayley says.

"Thanks, Hayley," Tracy says.

"Where did you and Mike end up," Benjamin asks.

"The first time, in Angel Grove when Dr. Oliver was the green ranger after the Rangers broke Rita's spell over him. The second time, we got stuck in Angel Grove again, where the Space Rangers were fighting to protect the planet." Tracy says.

"How did you hurt your arm?" Christi asks.

"When I was in Angel Grove the first time, I competed in a karate tournament." Tracy answers.

"I have a question, wasn't it weird fighting alongside Dr. Oliver as a teenager?" Ethan asks.

"A little bit at first, but he was a great person back then. He helped remind me that if someone calls me a weakling, all I need to do is believe in myself and show them who I am on the inside." Tracy says.

"What else happened?" Conner asks.

"Rita kidnapped Mike and blocked my ability to morph." Tracy answers.

"How did she block your powers, exactly?" Ethan asks.

Tracy reaches into her pocket and hands the disk Andros gave her to Hayley.

"How did you get this disk?" Hayley asks.

"While we were with the Space Rangers since the machine malfunctioned. Alpha was able to log into a satellite's video footage. He recorded it, so I have a copy to show you guys." Tracy answers.

She turns back around in her chair to put it on the computer. Tracy's parents turn around too so they can watch as well. Hayley pressed play. The group watches with the same dismay and shock that Kira, Tracy, Mike, and The Space Rangers did when they saw it.

"So, I guess Rita hates the color pink," Conner jokes.

"Not funny, Conner, this is serious," Dr. Oliver says.

"Yeah, we need to figure out how to get Tracy's ranger powers back before Mesogog finds out," Ethan adds.

"I'm trying to say positive here. Maybe I should surrender my morpher and try to stay away from you guys. That way, the pink gem will be safe, and you guys will be too." Tracy says.

"Honey, I know things seem hopeless right now, but you can't quit," Benjamin says.

"Your dad is right, quitting is not an option," Dr. Oliver says.

"All I can do without my ranger powers is fight off the foot soldiers," Tracy says.

"True," Conner says.

"If you didn't help us by fighting off the Tyrannodrone earlier, we never would have been able to get to the others to help them deal with the monster," Ethan adds.

"Tracy, you said that Rita kidnaped Mike, right?" Dr. Oliver says.

"Yes," Tracy answers.

"Did he act like he normally does when he came back?" Dr. Oliver asks.

Tracy shakes her head, yes. Christi and Benjamin get up from their chairs. They walk over to their daughter.

"Mom, dad, you aren't mad that I didn't tell you about all this, are you?" Tracy asks.

"No, sweetie, I know that every superhero has to have a secret identity to keep their family safe," Benjamin says.

"Now that you're back home, I think that we should head to the doctor," Christi adds.

"Why it's just bruised, I got this same injury playing softball during the summer back in Michigan," Tracy says.

"I know honey, but I'd feel better if you had it checked out," Christi says.

"Okay," Tracy sighs.

"Tracy, before you go, can I see your morpher?" Hayley asks.

Tracy nods. She takes her bracelet off and gives it to her. Then she and parents leave the lab.

I hope that Hayley can figure out how to unblock my ranger powers before it's too late. Tracy thinks.