A/N: Collab with ScarletMoonRanger. Most of the ideas are hers, basically the whole plotline and everything. I just embellish! Will include Kira/Trent, Jason/Trini.

The sun shines through the glass windows in the Oliver household. It creates patterns on the wooden floors that are soon disrupted by the footsteps and shadows of four teenagers.

"Kira, please come to the new game store that is opening! Conner has soccer so please?" Ethan James begs Kira. Ethan, along with Kira Ford, Conner McKnight, Trent Fernandez and their mentor, Dr. Tommy Oliver have just gotten back from a hard battle yet still have plenty of energy.

Conner raises his hands in surrender, the look on his face clearly reading to not bring him into it. Although he did say he had soccer tomorrow, it's a bit of a stretch-it's really just a few guys getting together for a game. But Ethan doesn't have to know that.

"Ethan, I already said no. I'm scheduled to play at the café tomorrow, remember?" Kira reminds him. Ethan just shakes his head, unimpressed with his friend's attitude.

"Fine, I'll go by myself. See you later then," he huffs as he walks out. Trent waves to his back, rolling his eyes. He liked his friends well enough, but he's not really that much into gaming and is secretly glad that Ethan apparently forgot to ask him.

"Dude, that's funny," Conner says quietly. He can barely talk loud, as when he was thrown into a wall from their previous battle, he felt like he bruised his ribs. Who knew that a half squid, half monkey monster could pack such a punch? He thinks to himself. "Ethan needs an intervention for gaming too much," he adds to get his mind off of the pain. Kira and Trent laugh. Conner looks to Dr. Oliver to see his take on his joke but he's rather quiet and not paying them much attention.

It's a hard day for Dr. Oliver. Everything seems to be mocking him-the shining sun, the tweeting birds, even the happy laughter from his students. They all suggest the happiness he could've had…the happiness he lost.

Today is his sister's seventeenth birthday. He hasn't seen her in years. Ever since getting into the ranger business, he hadn't spent much time with her. First being the evil green ranger, he was pretty isolated from everyone, even her. Then becoming the white ranger and it was history after that. Bad history but history nonetheless. And although he wouldn't trade being a ranger for anything, he still misses her.

She was a soccer player like Conner. He remembered that much in their years apart. He also remembered she didn't play as much when he didn't come to any of her games. He still feels bad about that. It hadn't really been his fault but it still made him feel guilty all the same.

"Hey, Dr. O? You okay?" Trent asks, picking up his bag. Conner stoops down to grab his own red one as Kira slings her yellow backpack over her shoulder. Tommy shakes his head, clearing it of those thoughts.

"Yeah, I'm fine. But it's a school night and I think you guys need to get home." Conner rolls his eyes.

"You sound like my brother," he retorts, starting out the door. "Bye!"

"Or my mom," Kira adds. She reaches for the door handle. "See you tomorrow then." Trent waves and follows Kira. Tommy can hear him say that he'll walk her home.

As his students walk out, Tommy smiles wryly to himself. Well at least I can be there for some people, he thinks.

Kira begins to walk home from Dr. O's, accompanied by Trent. They talk about how the battle today went and how much tougher the monsters are getting.

"Kira, are you okay?" Trent changes the subject suddenly. Kira turns her head and smiles at him and raises an eyebrow.

"Yeah. Why?"

"Oh, well you got hit pretty hard and I wanted to make sure it doesn't have lasting impact," Trent mutters sheepishly. He gives her a shy smile and Kira feels her heart flutter a little bit. Before she has time to think about that or even address his words, she notices a disturbance up ahead.

"Trent, what's that?" she whispers, stopping immediately. Trent looks up ahead only to be confronted with a girl. She has long brown bangs that fall in waves over one eye. But that's not what has then intrigued.

What catches their attention is that she's surrounded by Zeltrax and tryannodrones.

"Again?" Trent sighs. Kira rolls her eyes as well at their predicament. They exchange glances and almost reading each other's mind, both prepare to morph.

"DinoThunder, power up, ha!"

"White ranger, DinoPower!" They both transform and are surrounded by sparkles of light. Soon, they wear their costumes, if you will and get a little closer to the situation.

"We should probably call Dr. O," Kira mutters. Trent nods, focusing on the scene at hand. There hasn't been any fighting yet but that could change any minute.

"Hey, Dr. O? You might want to come here. Zeltrax is confronting a girl about something, not sure what." Tommy agrees to be there in a minute and sure enough, the black Dino ranger joins them moments later.

"Who is that?" Kira asks quietly as they continue to study what's happening. "I haven't seen her before. And why is she talking to Zeltrax?"

"She could be in cahoots with him," Trent suggests under his breath. Tommy shakes his head. He is about to answer but then the drones begin to attack. They all look at each other. Defend first, ask questions later.

Surprisingly, the girl could fight. And not just managing, but she could fight really well. As Kira kicks one away when it starts towards her, she sees the girl trip two at once before blocking another's hit.

Trent blasts some away from himself as he watches the girl get up and dust herself off before continuing to fight.

Tommy gasps under his helmet when the girl turns around. Kasey. Kasey. His little sister is here in Reefside. What…?

"Get to safety!" he calls out at her. He can't tell her he's a ranger again. Not yet. Not now. He doesn't want rejection again. He doesn't want to go through that again.

"Hello, I can fend for myself. These jerks were in my way," Kasey snaps back, dodging another's punch. Tommy frowns under his helmet. Even after all these years, she's still the same. Still stubborn.

Kira finishes off the last drone as Trent comes to stand beside her. They both look questioningly at Tommy but don't ask him anything as Zeltrax speaks.

"We will be back young Oliver, for you and your brother. Mesogog has returned and is more powerful than ever. This is a warning," Zeltrax announces as he beings to fade away. Soon he's all but disappeared.

"Well that ruined my afternoon, first putty like idiots now these ugly things. I am so done with this!" Kasey exclaims, sighing. "Thanks for the help whoever you are but I must be off, my friend Jason told me about a trail that is around here I want to check out," she tells them. Tommy stays quiet, but nods. Kira and Trent exchange glances underneath their helmets.

Once Kasey is out of sight, Tommy gives the okay to power down. Their suits fizzle in cloud of sparks and once they're normal again, Kira looks to Dr. O. She can see the pain in her teacher's eyes but at what, she doesn't know.

"Dr. O, what's wrong?" she ask slowly. He just stares at her and shakes his head. He begins to walk away, still not answering. Kira frowns and raises her eyebrows at Trent. He just shrugs.

They trudge behind their teacher back to his house. Clearly, there is something they need to discuss.