Power of the Canes Venatici

Major Events

 * Drago and the Astralette make their first major appearance.

Episode
The episode starts with the team in space. Hikaru is excited, while Madoka is confused about how they teleported so far. The AI says the power that caused it is incomprehensible, and Niaki speculates that it has to do with Dawn’s Astral KeyTector reacting. Kiana and Nate remark that space in space is nothing like space as they knew it before. As they say this, Dawn’s Astral KeyTector lights up again.

Kiana is excited to meet new aliens. Suddenly, a screen in the rocket shows a new planet.

After the opening theme, Drago introduces the Rangers to the Astralette, and then it picks Luke, Spark, Nate, Dawn and Kiana. When the rocket lands, Luke gets the opportunity to make the first step Leonians have ever taken on the new planet, and shouts “YOSHA LUCKY!”, referencing Lucky from Kyuranger. Meanwhile, the other four find that the ground is covered in bones. Spark wonders if they’re due to a monster eating the creatures on this planet and Dawn panics about being eaten down to just her bones.

Nate spots a building in the distance. However, before the team can go to it, somebody tells them to turn around on the count of three. When they do, the team is shocked to find three furry canine aliens. They try to growl threateningly, but Kiana can’t help but pet them. Eventually, one of the aliens decides that they’ve had enough.

Nate suddenly realizes that they can communicate with the canine aliens, and Kiana says that it must be due to the universal translator devices that Drago provided. One of the aliens asks where they’re from, and Luke says they’re from Earth. The aliens decide that Earth must not be that special, as its inhabitants only have fur on their heads, while they have beautiful coats of fur on their entire bodies. Nonetheless, the aliens must admit that Luke and Spark (who just assume their alien forms) have quite exquisite fur coats. They consider Dawn to be the ugliest of the whole team, though, as she doesn’t have a single strand of fur on her entire body (Birds have feathers!). This shocks Dawn.

The three aliens then show the five Rangers how to properly greet others on their planet. This procedure involves them howling twice, then doing handstands on top of each other while declaring their names. The team finds out that the green, tall alien is Maggie; the red, small alien is Neggie; and the yellow, medium-sized alien is Doggie. Dawn refuses to imitate the greeting, but Spark does his very best to do the howls just right. Doggie says that he knew the hairless humans couldn’t do it. Nate concedes that he’s right and shows him how Earthlings greet each other: with a handshake and a simple introduction. By doing this, Nate is able to quickly befriend the trio. Doggie, however, is reluctant to admit this.

Suddenly, the clouds turn gray and it starts raining. Unlike on Earth, where it rains water, this planet rains bones. It’s painful when these bones hit the skin, so Maggie, Doggie, and Neggie are quick to lead them to shelter. Doggie says that if they had fur as he did, they wouldn’t be hurt by the bones, and he offers Nate hair tonic and would temporarily coat everyone’s bodies in fur. Nate imagines everyone having fur and refuses to take it.

Then, Dawn’s Astral KeyTector lights up again, and she realizes that the Constellation Key that it’s reacting to is inside the building. As this is happening, Thrash arrives on the planet and calls it primitive.

Doggie reveals to the team that the building is a temple meant to revere the ancestor to those who dwell on the planet. There is a big statue of the ancestor in the center of the room. On the ancestor’s head is a “sacred bone” (actually the Canes Venatici Key). Doggie says that the statue used to have a tail on its head, but it got broken. Then, one rainy night, the “sacred bone” fell with the rain and landed right where the tail used to be.

The teens try to ask the aliens to let them take the Constellation Key but Doggie refuses. Doggie even accuses them of being after the “sacred bone” all along and trying to trick them into giving it up. Kiana tells Nate to take the key anyway, but when Maggie and Neggie beg Nate not to take it, Nate tells Prunce that she can’t steal the key because it would be like stealing the aliens’ smiles. Luke is upset at Nate for not valuing the future of the universe.

While they’re talking, Thrash enters the room and is about to take the Constellation Key. He then notices that the Rangers are there and prepares to fight them first, summoning his Darkdrones. The teens morph to fight. Once morphed, they have little trouble taking down the Darkdrones. However, this preoccupies them, giving Thrash the opportunity to take the key. Before he can, Doggie attacks him, but Thrash easily flings him aside, saying that everything in the universe belongs to the Darkrain. Dawn/Pink Ranger then kicks Thrash and tells him off. Thrash says that Nate/Yellow Ranger is no better than he is, as he came to steal the key as well. Nate/Yellow tries to say that this is not true, but Doggie won’t listen and says that the group of outsiders and Thrash have the same malicious intent. Luke/Red Ranger says that he wanted to take the key for the sake of the entire universe, but Doggie doesn’t care.

Nate/Yellow Ranger says that he understands why Doggie would say that, and Kiana/Green Ranger feels guilty for suggesting stealing the Constellation Key. Then, Dawn/Pink Ranger suggests that they talk about their reasons for wanting the key with Doggie and his friends, and Luke/Red Ranger agrees that they may understand if they do so. Spark/Blue Ranger is still determined to protect the key, but when he tries to fight Thrash, Thrash strikes him with a high-pressure stream of water, knocking him into the wall.

Thrash prepares to finish Spark/Blue Ranger off. Kiana/Green Ranger gets down on her knees, apologizes for being so pushy, and begs Doggie to use the Canes Venatici Key to help Spark. Doggie agrees. He, Neggie, and Maggie struggle to pull the key out of the top of the statue. Thrash notices this and tries to use his water stream to attack on them, but a hunky robot blocks the beam. This hunky robot turns out to be Iron Heart, who noticed that the five Rangers were in danger, and was given Drago’s word.

Iron Heart’s interception gives the aliens the opportunity to release the key from the statue and throw it to Blue Ranger. Thrash orders his Nottorei to take the key, but it’s too late. Spark/Blue Ranger uses the Canes Venatici Key to assume a new upgrade: the Canes Venatici Mode. He then unleashes a finisher called the Canes Venatici Star Impact. It results in two Star Impacts that collide with Thrash and the Nottorei and sends them flying into the distance.

After the fight, an elder comes up to the group and gives them permission to take the Constellation Key, as they’ve just finished repairing the statue’s broken tail. Meanwhile, in the Naavik, Spark inserts the Libra Constellation Key into the Astral Codex, turning Nova’s aura caramel brown and enabling her to transport the group to Exarai. There, she restores the Canes Venatici Deity. The Canes Venatici Deity congratulates the Rangers on how well they’ve made Nova grow.

Nate promises Doggie that they’ll take good care of the Constellation Key, and the group heads back inside the rocket and returns to space.