Disclaimer: If you saw the character on TV then Haim Saban owns it. If the only place you saw it was in a fanfic by Robert Gutheim or Mistri Xades then guess what: We own it! This is a new International Writing Collaboration which covers a lot of territory and several time zones since Robert lives on the East coast of the United States and Mistri.... well he lives all the way over in Australia, so as you can see it even covers two different hemispheres. This comes after Failing Phaedos. It takes place middle March 97. However, since the Equinox Rangers are jumping through time, when text looks like this: We'll be with the Equinox Rangers Mistri, Adam, Andrew, Kim Hart, Chad, Maya, and Andros, and when it is normal, we'll be with the remaining Resistance. Mistri of course owns the Equinox Powers. Mistri owns Vadaei, [that's pronounced VAY-di-I,] the Phaedos Powers and their bearers, Mistri, Geneva, Calcia, Edy, Asharani, Karei, Vedi, Dalila and Bambi. These nine characters cannot be borrowed, as Mistri is using them in a story for publication. They are protected under international copyright law.

Venturing Out
by Robert and Mistri

Last time on Viva La Resistance.....

"Oh," Kim said. "Why did you send the message in code?"

"Easy I didn't want the UAE to read it. Where is the rest of the council?"

"Let's see, three members are on a secret mission, one is badly injured, another is monitoring the eight badly injured rangers, the others are fine but we were worried it might be a trap so we didn't feel it safe to bring the entire council."

"At least Sue came."

~*~

March 13th, 1996.

"Now, does everyone understand their part of the plan?" asked Mistri, looking directly at everyone.

"We've been discussing it for the past three months," sighed Maya. "Of course we do."

"Unlike last time, I'm not going to be able to speed up the effects of what you do, so we have to do it right," said Mistri. "And we have a small problem. Andrew, care to tell us what exactly that is?"

"Barakus. He's here, conferring with Lord Trey, about possible support back on Earth, which we didn't get. Grenadine is another problem, but one which I'm turning to our advantage."

"We can't let Barakus see us," sighed Kim. "And we can't be morphed."

"Any suggestions?" asked Andros.

"Mistri, have you ever been on Earth before?" asked Adam

"We've been on Earth in strategic historical points, yes," allowed Mistri. "And some not so historical points."

"For how long?"

"The longest stretch was from the thirteenth century to the seventeenth century. Then we left, and didn't return until when the UAE conquered Earth. How did they do that, is what I want to know."

"You must have aged, right?"

"Yeah, we did. We didn't wish to be lynched. Are you suggesting that I try and age all of us so we're unrecognisable to Barakus? I don't know if I could reverse that."

"Can you try?" asked Adam. Mistri sighed, and waved his hand. A blinding flash occurred, and suddenly, they looked like seven Triforian tradespeople.

"That I can reverse."

They went to lunch, and then with a curt nod, they split up. Mistri and Maya headed to the Triforian Palace to speak with Lord Trey, while Adam and Kim were monitoring the expected force of the UAE. And Andrew, Andros, and Chad went to observe the local society, to see if there were any traitors in the midst of Triforia.

~*~

"We wish to speak with Lord Trey," said Mistri. The guard looked at his console.

"You're not on the list."

"You don't even know who we are," said Mistri calmly.

"Who are you?"

"We are the Equites," said Mistri. "And if I don't get to see Lord Trey, I'll see him eventually, and if you're still alive at that point, you'll wish you had died earlier!"

The guard paled, and let them through. The two proceeded to the Entrance Hall. They were finally admitted.

"If you could tell Lord Trey we desire a private audience. There are certain people that we wish to have no knowledge of who we are."

"Very well."

And when they came into the Great Hall, Lord Trey, Grenadine, and Barakus were there, waiting.

"Greetings, Lord Trey," said Mistri.

"Welcome. These are my sons, Grenadine and Barakus."

"We bring grave news, Gold Ranger. The UAE are planning to attack Triforia, and take the Golden Powers."

"And whence do you bring this from?" asked Lord Trey. "Unless you are working for them?"

"I don't think you're going to get out of this without revealing your identity, or perhaps giving too many clues," hissed Maya.

"Thanks for the confidence," Mistri snapped back quietly. "And since when have you ever challenged a superior, Trey?"

"There are only seven superiors, Equite. And Zordon of Eltar is dead. That makes six. Triana has given up her position of authority over Triforia, and cannot challenge me. That makes five."

"True. But Triana can challenge you on basis of the fact that she was the first to hold the Yellow Power. Plus. You owe her for saving Barakus. And I am your superior, Trey!"

"How so?"

"by the force of the Ninjetti," stated Mistri. "Or had you forgotten?"

"Anyone can be a Ninjetti, Equite."

"And only one can be - NINJETTI! WHITE HAWK!" Instantly, he was the White Hawk Ninjetti, and Grenadine and Barakus' jaws dropped. Trey instantly swore.

"Kysach! I should have known! Only you would be that annoyingly calm!"

"I want the fighters of Triforia ready in not more than twenty-nine minutes," said Mistri, and he turned and Maya followed. They met up with Andrew and Chad.

"Nothing to report. Trey seems to have dealt with any people effectively. And we have thirty-two minutes until the UAE attacks. Andros went back to the ship, said he had an idea," said Chad.

They got back to the ship, and readied the weapons. Mistri would be piloting the NMS, with Maya at weapons, while the others tried out the EMZ.

And soon they saw Pyramidas rising above Triforia, leading tons of other fighters.

Then Andrew cloaked them all, within a special black hole. And then....

~*~

The UAE came. And Andrew decloaked them all. Mistri began firing the MegaLasers, TurboLasers and HyperLasers at any sizeable UAE target, while Trey went after the just as big but more manuverable targets.

"Barakus, are you up here?" said Andrew, hoping he wasn't.

"I'm down here, manning the planetary defenses."

"Grenadine?"

"Planetary." He didn't seem too happy about it.

"Trey?" asked Mistri. "What was that golden spark?"

"Pyramidas was struck."

Maya and Andros silently conferred, and reached an agreement. And suddenly, for the UAE, it was pitch black. Andros and Maya had stopped the suns and moons nearby from sending light to the UAE.

The rate of wounded ships per minute was now increasing, but the rate of destroyed ships per minute was decreasing.

"Kim, can you do anything?" cried Mistri. "Trey is going to be going down soon!"

"Maybe Kim can't do anything," cried Chad. "But I think I can!" In a flash, Pyramidas was at Inquirius, where it could be repaired.

"UltraLaser, online!" cried Maya. And then with a sweeping glance, the tiny fighters of the UAE were just gone. "And we have to go!" And with a flash, the NMS was gone. Kim sighed, and shouted, "Nebulae Storm - Individual Fighter!"

The little fighters were repaired, and as they shot at the remaining ships, the UAE turned tail.

~*~

Later that week, they headed to Edenoi.

"We've got the support of Aquitar, and Triforia, guys," said Mistri. "Let's hope Edenoi is as receptive."

~*~

Back on Earth...

March 10th, 1997.

Main Boiler Room Carrier Dome.

"Why is it necessary at least for me to be here?" Sue wondered.

"I don't get a chance very often to see you. Sue, put this bracelet on up against your morpher."

Sue did so and it activated causing her hair to lengthen and get thicker. Her skin tone also deepened some. She also saw how she had lost about 5 centimeters off her 1.7 meter height.

"Grandpa, what is this?"

"A little something I had designed and had some of my people construct as a precaution. It contains special jamming circuits so the UAE can't tell that underneath is a ranger. I called you all here so that I could turn the bracelets over to the Council."

"Is my mom OK?" Sue inquired.

"Yes she is. I just hope things work out well. You won't need them when you are at your base but with these you should be able to once again lead a semi normal life outside the base."

~*~

The Council representatives left shortly after that. Sue checked in with Carter.

"Hi, I don't know how you got in here but I would like to know," Carter said as he greeted Sue in her still disguised form.

Sue moved the bracelet over just a fraction of a millimeter and her features returned to normal.

"How did you pull that one off?"

"The friend that had sent us the coded note. It was not a trap. Instead it was my grandfather. He had special bracelets made for the rangers that should allow us to be able to spend time in Angel Grove and elsewhere without having to worry about the UAE coming after us."

"Trust me they are effective. After all I didn't recognize you."

Carter then called a general meeting. The able bodied council members sat facing the rest of the rangers.

"Carter, any chance you could you know bend the rules so I could well maybe resurrect my Sky Cowboy act. I miss being in my plane?" Joel wondered.

"I'll handle this one Carter. In answer to your question Joel it's certainly possible we might be able to lead something close to a normal life. A short time ago a few of my colleague's on the council and I were called to a secret meeting with my grandfather. While there he gave us the means to lead something resembling a normal life in the outside world. The UAE will have a hard time tracking us since the means includes jamming circuits so they can't tell it's us."

"Sue, has what your grandfather given you been tested at all?" Kendrix wondered.

"Yes it has Kendrix. I ah forgot to take mine offline before I checked in with Carter and he couldn't tell it was me."

"Gang, I just thought of something. When we are disguised we won't be able to use our real names. We would require aliases," Kim Coltran commented.

Shortly after Kim finished her sentence the lights went out. For thirty seconds all sounds stopped even voices. In that time Carter made note how even Alpha and the Professor were in the room and Dimitria had been looking on through one of her many tubes.

"The Phaedos Rangers," Dana said as she got up and stumbled along to the Medical Bay. Her eyes better accustomed to the darkness by then she saw how even the displays were dark. She then returned to the lounge area.

"Carter, even the life support systems are down."

"Dana, life support especially for the medical bay is on a totally separate system from the rest of the base," Tyra said. "My team made sure to put multiple fail safes in."

"This can only mean one thing," the Professor said. "We must have an intruder."

End