Returning to the cave, Leo finds Furio (still looking for the elusive Lights of Orion), and the two lock into a fight to the death. Leo is spared thanks to a tall, dark stranger - the Magna Defender (from whom Leo gets an inexplicably strong "Mike" vibe). Scorpius, fearing for his safety, orders his new general, Treacheron, to enlist three monsters to kill him. Though the Magna Defender is squarely against the monsters, he doesn't ally himself with the Rangers, which leaves them puzzled.
—statmanjeff