Fallen Into the Moonlight

Fallen Into the Moonlight is the fifth episode of Power Rangers Astral Knights.

Major Events

 * Amy morphs for the first time.
 * The Lin nuclear family is shown for the first time.

Episode
Amy Lin is practicing archery at her house. After she gets a bullseye, her father, Mr. Jinhao Lin, congratulates her and says that she’ll be the top archer this year. Amy does not respond.

Later, Jinhao announces to Amy and her mother, Mrs. Zixin Lin that he will be leaving home again for work. Zixin is upset that Jinhao is leaving so soon after he’s returned. Jinhao explains that there has been a recent alien sighting near the shopping district. Mrs. Lin wonders why her husband is sharing this information and says that it’s fortified. Amy corrects her mother and says that it’s classified. Jinhao says that since they’re family, they shouldn’t be hiding things from each other.

Mr. Lin asks Amy how things have been going. Amy is about to tell him about the Naavik 's crew and Nova, but she’s interrupted when Mr. Lin gets a phone call. Over the phone, Jinhao tells his employees to expand their search area, as humans sympathizing with aliens should not be allowed.

Later that morning, the Ranger Gang is walking to school. Zariel is explaining the Power Rangers franchise to Nate, and Spark interrupts to say that they need to keep their Ranger identities a secret, or else people will find out about Spark, Dawn, Sierra, Blaze, and Nova being aliens, and heck, even Zariel. The Ranger Gang is suddenly interrupted when Nate’s fans run up to him, causing Nate to have to leave the others.

Dawn and Kiana then see that there’s another group of fans, this one surrounding Amy. A classmate suddenly appears and says that it’s no wonder Amy is so popular; she’s the daughter of the famous Lin family, her father is a government official, her mother is a world-famous pianist, and Amy herself excels at archery, flower arrangements, tea ceremonies, and the piano. Not only that, but Amy has top grades and is the student council president. As the Ranger gang denies that Spark has ever been on school grounds before, Amy notices Spark.

Spark decides that going to school was a bad idea, and Iron Heart laments that Spark’s decided this just when he came up with a great disguise as Spark’s backpack. Hikaru then accidentally knocks Iron Heart off Spark’s back. Iron Heart rapidly jumps back onto Spark’s back, but not before Amy sees him and realizes that he’s a robot.

During the school day, Amy is distracted due to having seen proof that aliens are on Earth. Nonetheless, everyone is still extremely proud of her due to her perfect score on a math test and her helping the student council put on a well-received welcoming party for the freshmen.

Then, after the Whitefang’s Ranger crew members have left school, Kiana amazes Nate by using the Pavo Key and the Astral Codex to summon some food for Nova. Just then, Amy confronts Zariel, Kiana and Nate, and Mizuki rapidly moves to hide the Astral Codex and Nova. Amy does her very best to see if Mizuki is hiding anything, but she is only able to see the Astral Codex, as Nova (in her aura ball form) has gone inside of Zariel's bag. Zariel and Kiana rapidly make a run for it. However, their attempt to hide Nova is quickly ruined when Nova pops out of Zariel's bag to say goodbye to Amy.

That afternoon, Amy is once again practicing archery at her house. She remembers her interactions with Zariel, Kiana, Nate, and Nova after finding Nova out. Amy told Yuna and Hikaru Hoshina (two alien enthusiasts who are also Coastal View High School students) that as the daughter of a government official concerned with aliens, she is obligated to tell her father about Nova. Zariel said that if Amy did that, Spark, the Whitefang and its crew would be forced to leave Earth. Then, Nova flies up to Amy and cuddles against her chest. Because of this, Amy is unsure of what to do, and this adversely affects her archery skill.

Jinhao then comes up to Amy and tells her that Amy is lacking in the presence of mind that a member of the Lin family requires. He says that the only reason that he lets Amy attend Coastal View High School is so that she can learn how the common folk live and thus be a better leader. He tells her that as a Lin, it’s her job to be a leader, not to engage in trivial matters of school. Amy agrees with him. However, she doesn’t tell him about Nova, Zariel, Spark, Dawn, Iron Heart, Sierra and Blaze.

The next day, she follows Zariel and is shocked to find that they have a ship, the Naavik. Iron Heart tries to explain that they’re on Earth for an important reason, but Amy won’t hear any of it and says that she will not keep their existence a secret, as she cannot oppose her father. Nova then offers Amy a spam musubi, shocking Dawn. Hikaru runs up to Amy and begs her not to tell anybody. She tells Amy that she understands that her father doesn’t like aliens, but she asks if Amy thinks that Nova is a bad alien.

The group is suddenly interrupted by a troop of Darkdrones led by Valkera. Nate explains to Amy that they are the Darkrain, who are the bad aliens. Valkera’s Hitradar has found Constellation keys, but it’s only the Rangers’ keys. As Amy is assigned to hide with Nova, Zariel and the Rangers morph to fight.

Sierra/Purple Ranger, Spark/Blue Ranger, Kiana/Green Ranger, and Dawn/Pink Ranger use their respective Star Impacts, while Zariel/Red Ranger, Iron Heart/Orange Ranger, Nate/Yellow Ranger, Blaze/Crimson Ranger, and Mizuki/Azure Ranger physically attack the Darkdrones. Then, Amy accidentally steps on a stick, alerting Valkera to her presence. Valkera surrounds Amy and Nova with Darkdrones and demands that Amy give Nova over. Dawn/Pink Ranger flies in and distracts the Darkdrones, giving Amy the chance to run away with Nova. The Darkdrones pursue them, but after meeting Nova and seeing her kindness, Amy is determined to protect her. This determination allows Nova to summon the Delphinus Key, an Astral Knight Morpher and an Astral KeyTector for Amy.

Amy is hesitant to become a Power Ranger, so the Darkdrones try to get the three items before Amy can. However, Iron Heart/Orange Ranger holds them off with an energy shield. Amy reaches for the pendant, Morpher and key. However, she remembers Jinhao saying that the Lin family doesn’t keep secrets, so she draws her hand away. Then, Nova looks up at her, and Amy decides to become a Power Ranger in order to protect Nova. She then morphs into the Cyan Ranger.

Valkera is enraged to see that there’s another Power Ranger. She quickly regains her composure, though, and she has her Darkdrones run in an extremely fast circle around Amy/Cyan Ranger. This creates a huge dust storm, which Valkera believes will make it harder for Amy/Cyan Ranger to dodge the Darkdrones’ attacks. However, Amy/Cyan Ranger is able to dodge them anyway. She jumps into the air out of the dust storm and uses her new attack, Delphinus Star Impact, to defeat the Darkdrones. Disgruntled, Valkera teleports away.

Right after the fight ends, the group hears footsteps, and Dawn flies away with Nova. Jinhao then appears from behind the trees, along with several of his subordinates. He asks what Amy is doing here, and Amy says that she was there to talk with some friends. Then, Jinhao says that there was recently an incident around the area and asks if Amy heard anything. After a moment of hesitation, Amy says that she didn’t. Jinhao tells Amy to head home, as the area is dangerous. As he and his subordinates walk away, Amy feels remorse for lying to her father.

Nova and the Rangers are grateful to Amy for covering for them. This doesn’t change how bad Amy feels about lying to Jinhao, but this only means she’s more determined to end the problem quickly so she has to lie as little as possible. Spark is excited that there are ten Rangers, and Kiana is excited that both of her senpai are Power Rangers. Nate asks Kiana to not call him Sol-senpai, as it’s awkward, and to instead just call him Nate. Amy agrees as the other eight are their seniors when it comes to being Rangers. Kiana is nervous about calling Nate and Amy by their first names, but Spark does it right away, as it’s more efficient. Kiana is flustered by this, and the two get into an argument about respecting one’s seniors. Nate and Nova are amused by this argument, and Dawn is happy that there are now ten Rangers.