The morning was grey as Kira rolled out of bed. She stared out the window as she rooted around in her drawer for her brush. She finally found it and ran it quickly through her hair. She had just slipped her dino-morpher onto her wrist when it beeped. She checked the clock and raised a brow. Conner and Ethan probably weren't up yet. And Dr. O didn't usually 'call' this early in the morning either.
"Hello?" she said, raising her wrist to her lips.
"Kira, you there?" Trent's voice called.
"Trent? Yeah I'm here. What's up?" she answered, starting to root through her closet to find something to wear. She had to admit, Dr. O was right. Where his closet most likely contained a lot of black, hers contained copious amounts of yellow.
"I…It's nothing," Trent muttered. Could he really tell her what he'd overheard in Mesagog's lair? Kira eyed her morpher with confusion. He'd sounded like he needed to talk and now he was backing away. What could he be hiding?
"Trent, is everything ok? You sound kind of upset," she said, grabbing a shirt and skirt with her free hand.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I uh…forgot what I wanted to tell you. I'll see you in class," he muttered hurriedly and the connection went dead.
"So weird," she sighed as she headed for the bathroom.
Half an hour later and after a rushed breakfast, she was on her way to school. She hit the edge of the school property when she spotted Conner and Ethan a few yards ahead.
"Hey guys!" she called starting to jog towards.
"Morning," Ethan greeted her. She scanned the immediate area for Trent but he was nowhere to be found.
"Lose something?" Conner snickered, earning a smack from Kira.
"No…I'm jus looking for Trent. He was acting really weird this morning," she stated. As they continued walking.
"This morning?" Ethan questioned.
"Yeah…you mean he didn't contact you?" she answered, looking shocked when her friends both shook their heads.
"I'm sure you'll see him in class," Conner assured her as they reached the front of the building. Not far from them, Principal Randall was standing, glaring at them.
"Doesn't she have anything better to do?" Kira groaned as they joined the throng entering the building. Kira looked back over her shoulder to see Randall give her a wink and a smile.
Little did Kira know but Randall had devised a plan and she was the key component. That morning in Mesagog's lair, Elsa had found her master in a foul mood over their latest defeat by Tommy and the other Dino Rangers. Fearing some grotesque punishment, she'd spent into the wee hours of the morning devising a new plan to at least cripple the Rangers severely.
"Good morning, sir," Elsa said tentatively but only received a withering glare from Mesagog.
"There is nothing good about it. Dr. Oliver and his pesky Dino Rangers are still in my way," Mesagog growled. Elsa cringed at his tone but took a deep breath before speaking again.
"I have a plan that-" she began but was cut off.
"Your plans have failed me too many times Elsa. Why should I try another of them?" the giant lizard demanded harshly.
"I was up all night coming up with this one and it's really good," Elsa begged. Mesagog considered her statement, stroking his chin with a clawed finger.
"Go on," he told her. She cleared her throat and stood to her full height.
"Well…if we can take out Tommy the other Rangers will be helpless. They rely on his every word like pathetic puppies," she picked up where she left off.
"What better way to get Tommy out of the way than to put him somewhere where he can't help them," she continued.
"Stop being so vague. How do you plan to get him out of the way," Mesagog growled.
"We cast a spell over Kira and use her to do the dirty work. She will seduce him and I, as Principal Randall, will find them and fire him. We can get him put in jail. They'll take away his pretty little communicator," she said with a devious smile.
"It just might work," Mesagog agreed.
"As soon as the spell wears off, the poor little Yellow Ranger won't remember what happened. They'll be too busy fighting amongst themselves to stop us…I mean you from taking over the world," she concluded with a nod.
"This may be your best plan yet, Elsa," Mesagog commented.
"Thank you, my lord," Elsa said, heaving a sigh of relief. At least she hadn't blown her explanation. If her plan worked, taking over the world and returning it to his prehistoric state would be a piece of cake.
"Begin preparations," he ordered and walked away. As Elsa turned to contemplate how best to place the spell over Kira, a figure emerged behind her. Trent just stared at the woman's back for a minute. He couldn't believe what he'd overheard. He needed to warn Kira and Dr. O. With a deep breath he snuck towards an invisiportal.
He was currently staring at his locker, hoping to avoid Kira as long as he could. He knew he should have told her what was going on. But he was legitimately freaked out that they wouldn't trust him if he told them where he'd been. He heard footsteps behind him and quickly spun around. He spotted Conner, Kira and Ethan coming his way. As fast as he could, he grabbed his science book and rushed towards the classroom but he wasn't fast enough.
"Trent!" Kira shouted, running after him. He stopped moving and let her catch up.
"Hey uh…I can't really talk right now. I'm going to be late for class," Trent mumbled, hoping she'd believe him. No such luck.
"We have fifteen minutes until class starts. What's going on?" she answered, blocking his way.
"I told you it's nothing," he said, pushing past her.
"He needs to learn some manners," Ethan remarked as the boys caught up with Kira.
"He's hiding something. I can feel it," Kira whispered.
"You think?" Conner quipped.
They passed the remaining time before class chatting about nothing in particular. As they headed for Dr. O's classroom, Kira felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to see Principal Randall standing behind her.
"I'll see you guys inside," Kira addressed her friends. They nodded and passed through the doorway.
"Can I help you Principal Randall?" Kira asked. She suddenly noticed that the hallway was extremely empty. Randall didn't say anything for a few minutes, putting Kira more on edge. Kira's gaze followed Randall's hand as she placed it on her shoulder.
"You're going to do exactly what I tell you," Randall said, her eyes glowing. Kira's eyes mirrored the flash. Randall proceeded to explain the plan in great detail to Kira who nodded her head in understanding.
"Now get to class," she ordered. Kira's eyes flashed once more and he headed inside. Tommy saw Randall walk by as Kira entered and didn't bother voicing his concern about her being late.
"Everything ok?" Conner whispered as Tommy lectured.
"Fine," Kira answered with a shrug. Tommy fixed the pair with a look that said 'stop talking unless it's something you want to share with everyone.' The bell finally rang and Kira bolted from her seat.
"See you all tomorrow. Have a good rest of the day," Tommy called to the rest of students as they filed out. Tent hung back a little, hoping Tommy would notice him and engage him in conversation. Unfortunately, Tommy was too engrossed in organizing his notes.
"Dr. O," Trent finally said, moving to the front of the room.
"Hey Trent. Can I help you with something?" Tommy asked, looking up at the young man.
"Yeah…look there's something I need to tell you. It's really important," Trent started to say when a beeping sound went off. Tommy pulled out a beeper and looked at the small display.
"Can we talk later? I really need to take this call," Tommy said. Trent bit his lip for a minute.
"Yeah…sure," he muttered and headed for the door. Tommy pulled out a cell phone and dialed a number as Trent walked away.
He couldn't concentrate the rest of the day. He was too worried about Mesagog and Elsa's plan. He needed to warn Tommy before Kira got to him. He was on his way to his last class when he spotted Tommy talking with one of the other science teachers.
"Hey Dr. O," Trent called, stopping a few feet away.
"Excuse for a minute," Tommy said to the other teacher.
"What's up Trent?" he asked, clearly remembering the urgency with which Trent had spoken to him earlier.
"Can we talk in private?" Trent asked. Tommy nodded, leading into his classroom. Trent caught sight of Principal Randall out of the corner of his eye.
"What did you need to tell me earlier?" Tommy asked.
"I overheard something this morning…you need to-" his student tried to explain when an announcement came over the loud speakers.
"Trent Mercer please report to the Principal's office immediately," Randall's voice boomed.
"Just…be careful…if…" Trent tried to continue when the announcement blared again.
"You'd better get in there. You know how Randall gets when she is mad," Tommy said with a small laugh. He definitely felt the say way his students did about the surly principal. Trent gave Tommy a pleading look but did as he was told. He passed Kira in the hall and was about to stop her when he ran straight into Randall.
"My office," she ground out, dragging him by the sleeve. The last thing he saw before the rounded the corner was Kira knocking on the doorframe of Tommy's classroom.