For the second time in eight years, Earth could celebrate New Years' Day without fear. The year "2003" held, for many, a safe world because of the Power Rangers.

Evil didn't show its face on this planet for the Rangers would send it running with its tail between its legs.

Little did anyone know, but a force more powerful, then anything the Rangers had ever faced, lurked just behind the sun!

It was discovered just before dawn, on June 5, 2003! Scientists, the world over, had never seen a phenomenon like it in recorded history.

By June 7, 2003, the people of this planet knew they were in trouble!

A news report watched by Alpha 5 and Zordon on the viewing globe, brought the current group of "Power Rangers" to the Command Center.

Timothy Lee was the first to speak, "Zordon, there anything we can do?"

"I'm not sure yet, Rangers!" Zordon responded. "Alpha, begin scanning the approaching object."

T.J. Johnson watched over Alpha's shoulder as the data began processing.

Andrew Waters began a scan of the Zords to determine their status after being dormant for two years, while Carlos Valertes started a check of the morphin grid to estimate its current power levels.

And after checking the data several times Alpha 5 finally said, "Aye, Yi, Yi, Yi,. . . . Zordon, we are in big trouble!"

"Alpha, these figures are off the scales, they can't be right!" T.J. questioned.

"I wish they were wrong, T.J., but I checked them several times." Alpha stood shaking his head.

As the Rangers gathered around the viewing globe, Zordon briefed them regarding the approaching danger!

Tension filled the air as the six teenagers listened to their sage.

"Rangers, the approaching object is a solar flare called a "SuperFlare²⁰!" The energy contained in a superflare can be roughly 100 to 10 million times that ever detected on the surface of the sun."

He paused, for a second or two, while a simulation of a Solar Flare appeared on the viewing globe.

"Solar Flares occur daily, but we never see or feel them."

"How do we fight something like this?" Ashley Hammond asked, her voice filled with fear!

"I think the Zords could take the stress," Andrew replied after double checking his figures.

"Andrew, I'm afraid the Zords wouldn't be able to take the intense heat!" Alpha said, "They would melt or fuse together!"

"Then what can we do?" Timothy asked, his voice was laced with anxiety.

"This planet is expecting us to do something," Cassie Chan replied as her voice rose an octave.

Carlos, in a harsh voice said, "If the Zords will be ruined, how do we defend this planet?"

Both Zordon and Alpha 5 knew what had to be done, and Zordon instructed Alpha to contact the other Rangers!

"Right away, Zordon!"

"If we can't do anything Zordon, what makes you think the others can?" T.J. said in a dull and troubled voice.

"Rangers, there were some things withheld from you and the others at the time of transfer!" Zordon stated carefully watching the Rangers.

"I thought we got all of the *Power* during the transfer of powers almost four and a half years ago!" Timothy said.

"Aye, Yi, Yi, Yi!" Alpha commented.

"What Alpha?" Ashley inquired.

"Nothing, Ashley!" Alpha replied. {Thinking to himself, Alpha knew the time had come.}

Over the next several days, the other Rangers were contacted.

Carlos played chauffeur, picking up William Cranston, Rocky DeSantos, and Adam Park one day, while Timothy picked up Aisha Campbell and Katherine Hillard from the airport the next.

Thomas and Kimberly Oliver arrived, via a car, on the third day.

While carrying luggage into the house, Carlos discovered that someone had opened up the house, and that each of the former Rangers had a key to a house which hadn't been lived in since Tommy went away to college.

The following morning a familiar sound of a bird waiting for her breakfast filled the air, as the seven friends got reacquainted. It had been a long time and there was a lot to catch up on. But Rocky turned the TV on, and a special news bulletin got their attention.

The reporter stated that scientists had finally determined what the object was, "a SuperFlare!" Origin unknown, but its destination was Earth. The superflare was a collusion course with Earth. The speed at which the superflare was traveling varied so an exact day and time were unavailable.

Quickly finishing breakfast, the former Rangers teleported to the Command Center.

Billy and Alpha began studying the data collected over the past several days, while the others watched another news report on the viewing globe.

The reporter stated that one scientist had determined when the superflare would hit Earth, but his information could not be confirmed by other scientists.

The entire scene was ridiculous, because the reporters were asking the same question ten different ways. "When would this superflare hit?"

After turning the viewing globe off, the former Rangers, Alpha, and Zordon left the Command Center, and entered another room where they study the data more closely.

The current group of Rangers arrived a short time later. Each thinking the same thing, "What could the former Power Rangers do, that they couldn't?"

The first thing they noticed was that Zordon and Alpha were gone, but all of the equipment was still running.

Not being too concerned, they began discussing the situation.

"What can they do, that we can't?" Carlos whined.

Timothy reasoned, "That they had more experience with the Zords, maybe!"

Ashley thought that because "they had traveled to another planet."

Cassie added, "They were Rangers longer then we have been!"

Andrew said, " They don't even have morphers!"

Listening from the other room, Tommy finally realized what the message on the card meant.

"May the Power of the Light comfort you in your time of sorrow, as for the Light of Power shines brightly from within."

After the former Rangers, Alpha, and Zordon returned to the Command Center, Zordon announced that the former Rangers are here!

Hello's and introductions were exchanged.

After brief introductions, the Red Ranger explained to the group what they were planning to do. "It is imperative that the replacement dish be finished ASAP."

"We are already assembling a backup dish at this time, but the earliest it will be finished is thirty-six hours!" On of the technicians replied.

"That's not going to cut it . . .," The Black Ranger replied with a hint of displeasure in his voice.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, you don't seem to grasp the severity of this situation! It may take two dishes to protect this planet from the superflare." The Red Ranger explained as calmly as he could. "So there must be another dish ready to be taken to the International Space Station."

"Even if we could have another dish sent here, it would take seventy-two hours to assemble it!" Another technician stated.

"Look people . . ." the Red Ranger started beginning to loose his temper. "Just get the second dish sent here, we'll assemble it ourselves. On second thought, just turn assembly of both dishes over to us, and we'll get it done. There are too many lives on the line, on the space station and on this planet , to continue arguing."

The Black Ranger added also on verge of loosing his temper, "The Power Rangers can physically leave this planet without trying to save it! Can't you see that we are trying to protect this planet?

"What my colleagues are trying to say, Ladies and Gentlemen . . . is do you want to live or die?" The Red Ranger demanded. "If you want to live then help us help you, otherwise we are out of here!" Jason was hoping that his words would shake up the people sitting the conference room.

The twenty or so people sitting in the room were taken by surprise by the Red Rangers' words. The Power Rangers had always been there in the past to protect and defend Earth against the forces of evil.

One of the technicians jumped up and yelled, "I for one want to live, and my team is ready to work twenty-four hours a day until those dishes are assembled."

The conference room was linked to the different assembly areas, and a loud "Let's get to work" was heard from the technicians' group.

"I'll call White Sands, and get the second dish shipped here via special air transport." Another technican yelled as she jumped up.

Many of the technicians began leaving the conference room headed for their respective areas to coordinate the massive assembly line method that would be needed to complete construction of the two reflective dishes in time.

The two Power Rangers breathed a sigh of relief!

Billy pinpointed the exact location of the distress signal, and then announced that it appeared to becoming from a very small planet which was trapped in the moving superflare!

"Can we rescue the planet?" Aisha inquired.

"Yes, I believe we can." Chloe acknowledged. "But it will require another ship," she paused to scan an area of space apparently looking for something. "Found it!"

"Fire Dragon, arise!" Chloe exclaimed loudly.

Watching from the Command Center, Alpha exclaimed "Aye, yi, yi, another of the Living Vessels!"

"We have work to do . . . you sleepy lizard!" Chloe snapped.

"Oh . . . it's you!" Yawning again, the Fire Dragon shook it's long tail in a rather comic fashion. "What's your problem, now?"

"WAKE UP!!!" Chloe yelled at the approaching Dragon.

"Who pulled your tail feathers?" The Fire Dragon snapped back.

The slightly awake Fire Dragon and the now airborne Phoenix were side-by-side high above Earth when Adam finally interrupted the two arguing life-forms by yelling, "Will you two stop! There is a planet that needs help, and another one that will be toast if we don't work together."

Chloe mumbled something, and then introduced the Fire Dragon to her passengers. "Tygar, these are the Power Rangers, or should I say . . . "The Guardians of Power!"

"The Guardians of Power!" Tygar excitedly repeated. "How can I be of assistance to you?" The now wide awake being asked.

"There is a small planet trapped inside the superflare," Rocky began to say just before he disappeared.

"Tygar . . . !" Chloe yelled.

"Welcome, Red Guardian! I am Tygar." As Rocky reappeared inside the Fire Dragon's control center.

"Hi . . Tygar . . . I think!" Rocky said surprised. "You must excuse Tygar . . . he can be rather impossible at times!" Chloe commented as she glared at Tygar.

Tygar refrained from answering Chloe's remark by turning his attention to his passenger. "I have located the small planet!"

"Can we rescue the planet safely?" Rocky inquired of the now serious old soul.

"Yes, I can!" Tygar said matter-of-factly. "Hang on." A device reassembling a modern day seatbelt appeared around Rocky securing him in his seat.

While the others watched from the bridge of the Phoenix and via the viewing globe, Tygar the Fire Dragon headed directly for the approached superflare at an tremendous rate of speed. His movements were more agile and flowing then the mechanically ThunderZord.

Tygar was unaffected by the intense heat of the superflare as he approached it, and faster than the eye could follow he was in and out clutching with his rear talons the tiny planet as gently as possible.

After reaching a safe distance, Tygar released the tiny planet and settled it into an orbital pattern between the Moon and Mars.

"Won't the added planet cause problems on Earth?" Billy asked Chloe.

"Based on my scans, no it won't!" Chloe responded softly. "The planet is too small!"

"Once we determine the planet's origin, we will take it home!" Tygar added.

For the inhabitants of Delta 9, rescue had seemed impossible! Their journey of seven (Earth) months sealed their doom.

But from out of the bright orange sky, came a being which had been foretold in their book of ancient writings.

As I say to you from out of the bleakest of times, a force greater
than I will come. This force will wield the anicent power of our ancestors.

When combined with the other anicents, the Guardians of Peace
will reclaim and restore the Bridges of Time.

Book of Anicents, Torh: 3,4-6

With the tiny planet secured, Tygar returned to assist in the defense of the planet called Earth.

Just as fast as he had disappeared, Rocky reappeared at his station.

"Rocky!" Kat exclaimed startled by his sudden appearance.

"Sorry, Kat!" Rocky responded. "Now I know what a ragdoll feels like." He added shaking his head.

Assembly of the first replacement dish was progressing while the airplane carrying the parts for the second dish had just received clearance to land. After unloading the plane, technicians got to work!

The highways and byways were jammed by people trying to flee to safety. National Guard Troops were mobilized throughout the United States to provide assistance to the police departments.

Even the President of the United States during a White House Press Conference asked people to remain calm and that there was no safe place to hide.

Finally a Vatican spokesperson released a statement on behave of the Pope requesting people to "pray!"

When word leaked out regarding the Power Rangers involvement, a sense of confidence spread like wild fire throughout the world. Newspapers and magazines blanketed the world with:

"The Power Rangers would prevail!"

The timing and location would have to be precise with no margin for error!

Tygar, torn between his duty to the Guardians of Power and his natural instinct to fight fires, chose to leave to assist firefighters on Earth.

Rocky puzzled by Tygar's decision inquired, "Why?"

Chloe answered by saying that, "A Fire Dragon is a natural born firefighter, unlike Earth Dragon's who start them! They can tolerate temperatures as hot as Earth's sun which came in handy especially after a nuclear power plant in North America was hit by the falling asteroids.

Jason teleported to the power plant after Tygar arrived.

After he explained Tygar's mission to the Fire Chief, the firefighters seemed at ease and willing to take orders from a large red dragon.

The Space Station released it's reflective dish, and then vanished behind the Earth.

Special filters lower automatically as the blazing image of the superflare grew as it appeared.

While Alpha prepared the dormant Ninja FalconMegaZord for action, he hoped that it wouldn't be needed.

Now all they could do was wait!

Only ground-based telescopes remained to capture the explosive events which followed . . .

Alpha and Zordon frantically attempted to contact the Phoenix and her crew.

As the forty-eight hour mark approached, the Ninja FalconMegaZord was launched with the two former Rangers at the helm. For Jason and Zack operating this massive Zord brought back old memories.

As the Ninja FalconMegaZord carried the new reflective dish into space, the former Rangers could only pray that their friends were still alive!

The Power Ranger Prevail!

All the world could do was wait!

Back at the Command Center:

Unable to contact the Phoenix, concern rose whether or not the other Rangers had survived.

After bringing the fire at the nuclear power plant under control, Tygar headed out into space hoping to locate the missing ship and her crew.

20. Washington Post, January 7, 1999.