[Opening Credits]
The Youth Center is hosting an Art
Benefit for the Junior Police Patrol. What art and policing have to do with each other, I
have no idea, but it appears the funding for the program is in as desperate need as the
recruitment drive. So, young cops are strewn about the Juice Bar, setting up paintings and
statues to be put on display for future auctioning, I suppose, as Tommy & Aisha walk
in and head towards Kimberly. Kim's apparently working on some ugly artwork that makes
Tommy's Vase Face monster from "Blue Ranger Gone Bad" seem like a masterpiece.
She's also preoccupied with some things on her mind, and doesn't notice her friends until
they're waving their hands in front of her face. Kim asks them what's up, Tommy says she
was really zoned out and asks if she's okay. She says she has good news and bad news,
Aisha always likes the good news first, Kim tells them that her Mom is engaged to be
married to a French painter. Aisha squeals and congratulates her, Kim points out he's
nearby along with her mom, donating a painting of a freaky mole to the benefit. Aisha
"oh-la-la"'s that he's kinda of cute, Kim notes that he's really nice and she
likes him a lot. Tommy asks what the problem is, she sadly states that he lives in Paris
and her mom says they're all moving there. The joyous mood concerning the divorced former
Mrs. Hart turns to a somber one as Aisha & Tommy quietly realize that'll mean the end
of the Pink Ranger.
Later that night. Kimberly is in bed (same pink nightgown and room as "A Friend In
Need", and come to think of it, she looks rather sickly here too!) talking on the
phone to Aisha, rhetorically asking her how she can just quit being a Power Ranger and
leave the country. Aisha, who's sitting in her room fully clothed (guess her bed time is
later than Kim's), tells her to meet them at the park before school the next morning and
they'll all think of something. Kim says that sounds good and the two best friends say
goodnight, Kimberly soon drifting off into a turbulent slumber (apparently afraid of the
dark, as she leaves both her bedside lights on). Moments later, Kim is dreaming in black
& white, with color pouring in slowly to her and the surroundings. She's in her
nightgown, wandering a foggy corridor when she spots her mother & fiance sitting at a
table. He speaks in a French accent, telling Kim's mom she will find the Frenchmen much
more complex, she asks why, and he offers to show her. The French human suddenly morphs
into a cackling freaky mole creature with a giant paintbrush! He stands up and tells
Kimberly she's going to love Paris, she shouts that she's in no way going, only to turn
around and see the Pink Ranger standing behind her, waving through iron bars and telling
Kim "Au Reviour" and to have a nice life. Kim rushes towards the bars just as
the Pink Ranger vanishes, the French mole monster calls Kimberly his little croissant
while diabolically laughing. The color fades, and Kim is seen in her bed, struggling with
the nightmare raging inside her pretty little head.
Meanwhile on the Moon Palace, Finster hands a hideously wonderful gift for her empress of
evil. Rita gladly accepts it, saying that she loves presents and complains to her husband,
Lord Zedd, that he never gives her anything but a headache. Zedd tells her that's enough,
asking the fur-face what the golden device does. Finster states it enables them to watch
the dreams of Earth creatures, such as this nightmare of Kimberly's that is playing right
now. The small screen on the device reveals Kim's dream in full color to them, Rita noting
the poor, puny, Pink Power Twerp is afraid of the big bad monster. Zedd sits back down in
his throne and asks Finster to find a way to make that monster of her dreams real, they'll
turn her own nightmares against her!
[commercials]
The next day, the Ranger teens are
sitting at a bench in the park, all working on last minute homework assignments. Kimberly
shows up, looking like hell, as Tommy notes, she tells her pals that she didn't sleep too
well thanks to nightmares all night long, she's so tired she can't even think. Adam
suggests they tell Zordon about all this, and Billy makes an ominous statement about how
he probably already knows! Aisha asks if she's tried talking this over with her mother,
Kim states her mom is so happy right now she doesn't want to spoil it for her. Left with
no other options, Kimberly rests her head on the table and blows the hair out of her eyes.
Up on the moon, Rita's scoping the scene, remarking for Kimmie to relax and leave the
spoiling to her! Finster hops into the room (I should note Goldar is seen, but not heard),
happily telling his benevolent masters that he's equipped the device so it is now capable
of turning dreams into reality. Lord Zedd calls Finster's work excellent, and orders him
to take Rito and some Tengas to Earth, to bring back Kimberly's dream creature. The Tenga
Warriors feather-port into the park, Kimberly jumps alert, saying she's gone from one
nightmare to another. Our six heroes stand together, and call on Ninja Power, Now! They
Morph into their Ninja outfits in an instant, and quickly leap into action.
The six Ninja Rangers bounce into battle with the Tengas, Pink Ninja lands on her feet,
albeit rather wobbly from the strain of lack of sleep. Black Ninja is seen fighting a few
blackbirds, as is Blue Ninja who kicks some down in front of an odd looking cave. Pink
Ninja, however, is succumbing to sleep deprivation, noting to herself that these
feather-heads seem even fuzzier than usual as her vision blurs. Yellow Ninja hops around,
kicking and striking several Tengas, as does Red Ninja. Meanwhile, a Tenga flies up and
knocks Kimberly into several other birdbrains, allowing them grab her and lift her up,
taking her away. They pass by White Ninja, who's taking care of business with a few
Tengas, until he spots Kim screaming for help. This throws his concentration and allows
the crows to overtake him and prevent his rescue of the fair maiden. The mangy buzzards
pin Pink Ninja to a tree, she struggles with them just as Rito & Finster show up. The
skeleton solider remarks that it's time to be all he can be, marching over to Kimberly and
facing her. She tells him he'll never get away with this, he cites the usual laws of good
vs. evil in his defense, and when she gets a hand free and attempts to hit him, Rito
smacks her arm back, causing her Communicator to slip off her wrist and fall to the
ground. Finster finally aims the Dream Extractor at Pink Ninja, zapping her unconscious as
it removes the creature from her nightmare and encases it inside the viewing screen on the
device. He calls himself "Artistmole", boasting himself their worst nightmare
come to life, proving the extraction was successful. Rito tells his playmates it's been
fun but they have to run, he & Finster teleport back to the moon (Rito's teleportional
method involves his head flying off as his body converts into energy inside it). The
Tengas are beaten away by the Ninja Rangers, the birdbrains take off to the skies and our
five heroes power down. Kimberly has done so well, while still backed against the tree,
Tommy asks her what happened. Kim says she must have blacked out as she doesn't even
remember how she got free from the Tengas. Adam wonders what Rita & Zedd wanted, Rocky
mentions they didn't send the Tengas down there just to play a game of tag.
Over in the Youth Center, Bulk & Skull are in their Junior Police Patrol uniforms,
sleeping on the job. Bulk awakens in a hurry, they were supposed to guard the art
donations for the benefit, complaining to Skull that he told him not to let him fall
asleep. Skull says that he thought his snoring would scare off any burglars, so he dozed
as well. They stand up and take a good look around, noticing the ugly mole picture is
missing, Skull figures it was good riddance but Bulk notes that if they don't find that
painting they'll be doing pushups for the rest of their lives! The bumbling duo scrambles
around the room, searching high and low for the lost painting. Soon at the Angel Grove
High School (first appearance this season!), Bulk & Skull (adding leather jackets to
their uniformed wardrobe) interrogate people in the halls. Billy & Adam show up,
interrupting their disturbing of the peace, Billy asks what's going on to which Bulk
replies is top-secret information. Skull blurts out that the weird mole painting
disappeared and they're trying to figure out where it went, Bulk yells at the nimrod for
revealing the plan, grabbing his pal and pulling him away, telling Billy & Adam they
didn't hear that from them. Adam asks Billy if he thinks Zedd & Rita had something to
do with the missing painting, and he thinks they could have. Aisha, Rocky & Tommy meet
the two Ranger teens as they come down the steps, just in time for their Communicators to
go off. They sneak into a nearby empty classroom and answer the call, Zordon tells them to
teleport to the Command Center as Angel Grove is under attack. They do so right away, and
just after their colorful streaks of light take off, Kimberly passes by the room,
wondering where her teammates are. She figures Zordon might know, but upon checking her
wrist, she discovers her Communicator is missing! Kim starts to panic, but calms herself
down and retraces her steps.
The five Ranger teens teleport to the Command Center, when Alpha asks them where Kimberly
is. Aisha thinks she may still be with her uncle, and Zordon states this can't wait,
telling them to observe the Viewing Globe. The evil Artistmole appears onscreen, tapping
his huge paintbrush to a large palette and then zaps a section of Angel Grove. Zordon
mentions he can drain the colors from living things, taking their life-force along with
it. Billy figures that's where the art from the benefit went, Rocky wonders what they
mean, Adam mentions the stolen painting, and figuring Zedd's track record of turning
inanimate objects into monsters, they put two and two together (incorrectly for a
change!). Aisha comments they need to find Kim is they want to stand a chance in beating
this thing, Zordon promises to search for her but they must go now to fight the monster.
Our heroes Morph quickly, and appear on the scene near the lake, where Artistmole is
loitering. He admires all the vibrant colors they've brought him, White Ranger telling him
they're going to hand him on the wall, but the monster states his brilliant career has
only just begun. Tommy has open his big mouth and say things are about to fade to black,
Artistmole presses his giant brush to the black paint portion of his palette and fires off
some explosive blasts at the Power Rangers. They fall, White Ranger's ego never ceases to
surpass him as he says he isn't about to let this second rate artist take them down,
rushing off by himself to take care of the clown. Blue Ranger shouts for him to wait as
they have to do this together, but Tommy never listens, leaping into Artistmole and
passing right through him! Yellow & Black Ranger do the same, the monster's body
somehow is made of unstable paint molecules or something, preventing them from hitting him
physically.
The Power Rangers regroup, while Artistmole comments about making his greatest masterpiece
yet, titled "Rangers In Danger". Aisha says they really need more help without
Kimberly there, Tommy agrees and looks the skies, shouting a summon for Ninjor from on
high! Ninjor swoops down from above, riding his big thick puffy cloud, announcing that
they have nothing to fear, for he is now here. Ninjor leaps from his cloud and lands on
the ground, approaching the Rangers, greeting his young friends and asking how he can be
of service to them. Artistmole remarks that "thunder-thighs" might not be able
to help them but his shade of blue would look lovely on his palette. Ninjor removes his
sword from its sheath and prepares to remove the irritant, rushing over and slashing away
at Artistmole. Each blow passes right through him, leaving Ninjor scratching his head
about this not working the way he thought it would. Artistmole hops up and kicks Ninjor
back into the Rangers, whipping out his huge paintbrush and putting the finishing touches
on them, beaming out a ray that saps the color from all six of our heroes! Artistmole asks
if they're not feeling well as they all look so pale, the colorless Rangers collapse to
the ground, White Ranger retains the most color and is able to contact Zordon to let him
know they've been drained of their powers!
[commercials]
In the Command Center, Alpha watches
the Rangers & Ninjor doing their impression of the sitcom "Hi Honey, I'm
Home" as they lie on the ground, devoid of color and power. Zordon tells the droid to
continue trying to contact Kimberly, the only person who can help them now, Alpha wonders
why she doesn't answer their call. Meanwhile, Kimberly is wandering around the park,
retracing her steps to the point when she fought the Tengas. She finally hears the sound
of her Communicator beeping, and finds it lying under the tree she had been held against
earlier. Snatching it up she breathes a sigh of relief as she answers Zordon, he tells her
the Rangers are in danger and to teleport to the Command Center, which she does. Once
there, she spots Artistmole on the Viewing Globe and points out that's the monster from
her dreams. Alpha mentions the others thought it was stolen from a painting (not too far
off, since the monster was inspired by Kim's future French painter step-dad's mole
painting that was thought swiped), Zordon says Zedd & Rita brought the monster to life
from her subconscious and only she can destroy it by facing her fears. She remarks that
she's not afraid of that pathetic Picasso, which Zordon realizes but he was referring to
her anxieties of moving far away. Kim admits she's afraid of leaving the Power Rangers and
Angel Grove, Zordon remarks that they all tend to fear the unknown, but she must trust her
mother has only her best interests at Hart... err, heart. She knows he's right that her
mom won't let anything bad happen to her, thanking Zordon. Alpha ay-yi-yi's that these
tender moments always overload his circuits. Zordon informs Kim that she's ready to face
the monster, and that destroying the Artistmole's palette will release the color forces
trapped within. Kimberly shouts that It's Morphin' Time, and Pink Ranger leaps into
action.
Pink Ranger appears before the surprised Artistmole, who immediately begins to blast at
her with his paintbrush. She races past each blast, leaping over him, bouncing off a tree
and lunging back at him, only to have the monster fire her out of the air with his
brush-laser. Kim plops to the ground and tells Artistmole she doesn't like his style, he
remarks that everyone's a critic. The Colorless Rangers are struggling to stay alive
nearby, Ninjor warns Kim to avoid his brush-blasts at all costs, but it's too late. Pink
Ranger in pinned to the ground, with the brush aimed right at her head as Artistmole
stands above her, threatening to paint her out. Tommy calls out to Kimberly to hang on and
remember her friends are always with her, which strikes the right cord inside her.
Artistmole raises the brush in the air and is about to lower it back down to erase her
energy, when she crosses her arms and blocks the attack. Pink Ranger flips him off her,
and when he gets up, she flips into the air and kicks his brush just as he fires it,
breaking the end of it! Artistmole stumbles back, and Kimberly pulls out her Blade
Blaster, firing on the Mole Man (Copyright 1995. Marvel Entertainment Group, no rights
reserved). Rocky calls out for her to aim for the big target called Artistmole's stomach,
and upon firing at it, the creature explodes, vowing they haven't seen the last of him.
After that, the colors splash back onto the Power Rangers & Ninjor, who exclaims to be
reenergized and ready for action! Yellow Ranger proclaims their powers are back and
Kimberly did it, Pink Ranger joins with her team and tells them sorry, but better late
than never.
Up on the Moon Palace, Rita peers through her Repulsascope and whines about his bumbling
beast causing them to lose, he debates it being his beast as it was all her stupid idea!
She whatevers his complaint, and shouts that they've got the stop the Power Punks from
winning, something which Zedd calls easily done. They lock staffs together and combine
evil energizes, aiming the surge of energy down to Earth, striking the revived Artistmole
like a bolt from a dark heaven, making him grow. The Power Rangers call on their
Ninjazords (in an odd manner, stating "[color] Ranger, [animal], Ninjazord power!}
each time, when they usually just go "[color, animal] Ninjazord power!"), and
the Ninja Megazord comes together without much of a thought of tackling the creature
individually. Interesting to note, the all-American footage Ninja Megazord cockpit
premieres here, with our heroes placed inside it: Pink, Red, Yellow in front row; Black
& Blue in back. Ninjor calls out for Expansion Mode, growing to the size of the
Megazord & giant monster. Artistmole pats his big belly while saying it's time for a
little art lesson, Ninjor shouting that the lesson is for him, as he calls on Ninjor
Battle Mode (aka Warrior Mode, you get the point, the names are interchangeable). Ninjor
Morphs into his second form, focuses some energy into a power ball and launches it off at
the creature, who belts out a "sacre bleu" just before getting blasted. The
Falconzord finally arrives, Ninja Megafalconzord links together and dives in for a
double-arm charged punch attack on the way down towards Artistmole. He rolls down the city
streets and explodes, the Rangers (with White Ranger seated between Black & Blue
Rangers in the back row) celebrate the victory with high-fives all around. Ninja
Megafalconzord & Ninjor Warrior Mode pose triumphantly as the fires continues raging
from the remains of the flammable painter monster.
Meanwhile on the moon, Lord Zedd groans that once again Rita's ruined any chance they had
of destroying those meddlesome teenagers. Rita turns the blame on Zedd, calling him
"radiator face" and mentioning they could have won if only he kept out of it.
Zedd takes offense the "radiator face" comment, asking how dare she call him
that. She calls it true, quipping he's a piece of New York Rare Steak, but Zedd bites back
by stating at least he's not a Hot Dog like she is! Yes, marriage life is nonstop joy.
[commercials]
Bulk & Skull have been run
ragged trying to find the lost mole painting, but upon returning to the Youth Center, they
find it back where it belongs! The man who returned it is none other than the French
artist himself, who gets hassled by the bumbling duo (calling themselves "two of
Angel Grove's finest detectives") for stealing it. Kim's mom is with him, standing by
her ugly man and his equally ugly painting, he mentions its frame was loose and he merely
repaired it overnight. Bulk & Skull let him off with a warning this time, but promise
to be back if he tries swiping it again. They depart, their skills as Junior Police
Officers really coming in handy already. Kimberly arrives and speaks with her Pink-blouse
wearing mother, frantically telling her she loves her very much and is very excited about
everything that's happening but is a little worried about losing her friends, changing
schools and learning a new language. Kim's mom asks her why she didn't say something about
this sooner, the loving daughter explains she didn't want to ruin anything for her, but
understands her mother would never do something unless things would be okay. Her mother
notes that things will be okay as long as they're honest with one another, the two both
smile. Suddenly, a solution to her problem drops by, in the form of Aisha, and her parents
(her mom wears Yellow, as per the Ranger-parent rules. Note, the four Ranger guys are seen
way in the background briefly)! Aisha asks Kim if she'd like to come stay with her and her
family for the rest of the school year. Kim turns around and asks her mother what she
thinks, mom doesn't know, as it would be a big imposition on Aisha's parents, the
Campbells. Mr. Campbell assures her it's no imposition, Kim's mom asks her if that's what
she wants, she tells her she'll finish out the school year and then go to France. Kim's
mother doesn't see why not since it would be better for her to finish school there, her
fiancee tells Kimberly that anytime she's ready, their home is her home. Smiles all
around, Mrs. Campbell assures Kim it's okay, Mr. Campbell welcomes her to their family.
Aisha reminds Kim that they are sisters, after all. Giggling hugs are exchanged between
the Yellow & Pink Ranger teens.
[End Credits]
_END CREDITS SCENE:_
It's a lost scene, as Lt. Stone gives Bulk & Skull their first onscreen assignment, to
guard the Art Benefit items. He threatens the weasels that if they blow it, he'll send
them both back to basic training! They whimper at his stern words, he leaves them with
orders to stay alert and remember they're representing Angel Grove's finest. He walks off,
Bulk salutes and remarks to Skull about Lt. Stone's nice breath, Skull goes
"Uck" and continues chewing his gum, while they do as ordered...
