Sledge assigns Poisandra a mission to steal the e-tracer, much to Fury's jealousy and she picks a monster from the ship's cells to help her.
Meanwhile, the rangers are using the e-scanner to help them search for the gold energem and Pterazord, Kendall having already created a Dino Charger for it. Tyler reminices on his missing father, noting the bracelet he inherited. Suddenly Kendall warns that aliens are approaching the site. Tyler gets the tracer to safety while the others remain behind to hold off the threat. A moment later, they appear at the jeep, already morphed. They start driving away, but the jeep appears to have been sabotaged and even stranger, Shelby calls Tyler on his communicator to ask why he left them behind. It turns out the rangers are actually clones, created by Poisandra's chosen monster. Tyler is overpowered and the villains make off with the tracer.
The other rangers return to base and start scanning for alien D.N.A. They soon find it and head out to recover the tracer. Meanwhile, Tyler wakes up and morphs, intending to catch up to the others.
The rangers run into the clones and are forced to fight them. Fortunately Chase discreetly tucked a flower into each of their belts, allowing him to tell them apart from the clones and the rangers are able to win. The monster is still powerful though, and the rangers figure they need the Dino Spike to finish. However they can't form it without Tyler.
Meanwhile, Tyler encounters Fury and the two fight. Fury recognises Tyler's bracelet, indicating that he met Tyler's father before. Tyler demands that Fury tell him what happened. However just as Fury is about to reveal the truth, Tyler is distracted by Chase calling him for help. Fury over powers Tyler and prepares to deliver the final blow. That is until he's stop by a mysterious gold energy trying to burst out of his chest. He screams that he's in control the energy seems to retreat back inside. Despite having a clear shot, Tyler chooses to leave in order to help the others.
He arrives on the scene and they use the Dino Spike to destroy the monster. They round on Poisandra while she tries to use the e-scanner to locate the gold energem, but Sledge distracts them by making the monster grow. The ranges fight it off with the Megazord and go after Poisandra again. However Fury gets to her first and steals the scanner, planning to use it to gain Sledge's approval. With no other choice, Tyler orders Chase to fire on Fury, destroying the e-scanner, despite Shelby earlier warning them that it was irreplaceable.
The scanner is destroyed, but the Pterazord's Dino Charger survives the blast. Fury recovers it, vowing to use it to control the Pterazord. The rangers return to the base dejected, though Kendall tells them that Fury won't be able to power the Charger without the engergem. The rangers also take comfort in their teamwork and Shelby reveals that she even recovers Tyler's bracelet after he lost it in the fight.
Tropes used in this episode:
- A Day in the Limelight: Tyler gets his focus episode, and it is used to setup some plot between him and Fury, namely regarding his dad.
- The Bad Guy Wins: The Rangers lost the Energem scanner, forcing them to destroy it in order to keep it out for the bad guys's hands, but Fury recovers the Dino Charger they still had in the machine, meaning they can find the Energem now.
- Bittersweet Ending: While Fury gets his hands on the Gold Charger and the scanning technology has been broken, Fury has no means to actually charge up the Charger (Pun not intended).
- Brains and Brawn: Poisandra says this to Sledge in an attempt to justify letting her go find the e-Tracer instead of Fury. She notes that brute force has failed, so some cunning may be necessary. Using a monster that can clone others is one way to go.
- Foreshadowing: The energy attempting to overpower Fury is gold, and he took the Gold Energem and he is looking for the Gold Pterazord. Power Ranger logic therefore means he has the soul of the Gold Ranger trapped inside.
- Ship Tease: A few moments between Shelby and Tyler.
- Tyler admitting in his narration that Shelby is cute.
- Shelby happily hugging Tyler after he showed up to complete the Dino Spike and destroy the monster.
- Shelby recovering Tyler's bracelet and even putting it back on him.
- We Win, Because You Didn't: The net result of the episode. While the e-Tracer was destroyed and the Gold Charger in Fury's hands, he has neither the means to locate any others nor the technology to recharge the Charger.
