An: And so it is that the story I least intended to write a new part for is the one that has it. That said, my writing has been sporadic to say the least so I guess I shouldn't be at all surprised.
I'm calling this a sequel rather than a continuation only because this one doesn't have Kira, and she was the point of the last one.
Disclaimer: Power Rangers belongs to Saban. Well, Fox owns MMPR:TM and T:APRM and others may hold very select rights, I'm not sure. Whoever actually does own it though, it's not me.
Tommy sat in his classroom as another day drew to a end. He had managed to mark all their essays the previous night, but it had taken a long time and he was very tired. In fact, he suspected that all any monster would have to do would be yawn in his vicinity, and he would fall fast asleep.
Be that as it may however, he still had a job to do and as the students filed out, he called Cassidy back to his desk. Her essay had been less than satisfactory, barely mentioning rock formations at all.
He was pleased to notice however that several of his students left their permission forms for an upcoming trip in a box by the door. He was less enthusiastic about the aforementioned Cassidy dropping her surprisingly heavy handbag on his desk, and the loud bang it created, but he guessed that was to be expected when he called her over.
"You wished to see me, Dr. Oliver?" She asked in an overly pompous voice.
"Yes Cassidy, your essay, though long, did not contain the relevant information."
"Really?" She asked and Tommy was saddened to see that she really did look surprised. How could anyone believe that what happens when things are hit by giant weapons is related to rock formations. Well, depending on how you defined formation, maybe...
"Dr. Oliver?" She asked, waving a hand in front of his face. "Anybody there?"
"Sorry Cassidy." Tommy sprang out of his thoughts. "The content of your essay didn't focus on rocks at all, rather it had a weird and worrying fascination with how to smash them."
"But you said that some rocks were made by being crushed." She countered.
"Under intense heat and pressure and over a long period of time, neither of which come from being stepped on by a giant metal dinosaur."
"Well, you could have made that clear." Cassidy groaned and Tommy frowned at her. He was fairly sure he had made that clear, but even if he hadn't, surely some things went without saying.
"Look, Cassidy, I got the impression reading your essay that you didn't care about it at all. The slightest bit of research could have made it so much better." Tommy came out with. He couldn't say what he actually thought to his student, as he knew that if he did, she would never do anything again.
"I did Dr. Oliver. I read up on igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, erosion, and all those other things. I just thought that the effect of impact damage was more fun. And what better thing to use for an example than the collateral damage from Megazord fights."
Tommy couldn't quite believe what he was hearing. Not least because he disliked the idea that the background damage was the fault of his power rangers rather than the monsters. He wasn't going to discuss that either though, partly because he didn't like the idea of Cassidy associating him in any way with the Power Rangers. Rather he picked apart the rest of her statement and found the flaw.
"Cassidy, those other things you think are more boring are the key components. I'll tell you what, as you have apparently done some actual work on the subject, I will allow you until lunch time tomorrow to write it up properly, before I record your grade as the one given for your current piece."
Tommy watch Cassidy look down to her work, with its F clearly marked on it.
"But Dr. Oliver, I have to work." She whined.
"Do you want me to call your boss?" Tommy asked her. Cassidy shook her head.
"This is going to be a long night." She sighed, very clearly unhappy.
"Then you'll know how I feel." Tommy hit back. "That's all Cassidy."
Cassidy stormed out of the room and Tommy sank against his chair, glad to finally have some time to relax.
Within minutes Conner had found him fast asleep.
"This is too good." He whispered to himself and grabbed Tommy's marker pen.
He'd given Dr. O the Hitler moustache and was just about to write an offensive remark on his forehead when Principal Randall caught him.
One burst of super speed got Conner away, and Elsa looked at Tommy, and laughed.
She thought about berating him for sleeping when he should be on detention duty but then she had a better idea. The monsters would ravage Reefside while the Black Ranger took his nap...
An: This will get another chapter, as I can think of ones for Ethan and Conner as well. Whether it gets any after that however is pure guesswork.
As ever, please review telling me about any mistakes.