Welcome to the second story in my Ari series!

I was planning on updating last night, but only got home from Dublin around half 10, and went straight to bed.

So here we go, I hope you like it!

Chapter 1: Day of the Dino Part 1

Surrounded by a hundred monsters of various shapes and sizes, the Ninja Storm Rangers fought them off with all their power. One girl in a black and gold leather uniform, fought them off with skill equal to the Rangers, using a pair of swords that she was holding backwards. As she knocked one who looked like a giant butterfly down a hill and into a hole that was glowing purple, the scene changed.

The group of Rangers, plus the girl, stood facing the evil Ninja Warlord known as Lothor. He was much more powerful than they were, stealing their powers and revealing the identities of the Rangers. However, three stood together and blasted him with their Ninja powers, defeating him once and for all.

The door banged, immediately jolting Ari out of her sleep. She sat up quickly, raising her hands in a defensive manner. Disorientated, Ari had no clue where she was, only that she was in a strange room, that had her things neatly arranged on the floor.

"Ari, get up! We'll be late for the first day of school, and I really don't want to have detention," a voice yelled through the door. The 16 year old girl let out a groan, her hands falling to her sides, before she fell back down, her head hitting her pillow.

"Dreaming of that again?" she mumbled, putting a hand to her face. "How unfair," Ari sighed, and rolled out of bed to get ready for her first day of school. "I miss lessons with Cam," Ari complained to herself as she pulled on a gold cami, and a black open hoodie over it. She tucked the golden griffin necklace that she always wore under her top, and put on a pair of jeans that stopped just below the knee. As the girl pulled on a pair of worn blue converse high-tops, she glanced in the mirror, and saw the girl from her dreams staring back out. Of course, her hair was now longer, but the same green eyes stared back.

"Come on!" the voice called through the door again, snapping Ari out of her thoughts. She got to her feet, and opened the door.

"Sorry Kira, I'm not used to early mornings," Ari smiled at the 18 year old who was standing at the door. Kira, who was dressed in mostly black with yellow edges, looked up at the taller girl.

"Oh yeah...you were home-schooled last year. I forgot," Kira nodded, remembering the cover-up story that the man who had once been Ari's teacher, had provided. They headed down the stairs to breakfast, and Ari rubbed her bare wrist, something she had been doing unconsciously for a few months.

After breakfast, the two left for school, walking mostly in silence. Ari felt a little guilty. It wasn't that she didn't like Kira, or that Kira didn't like her, but since she had arrived in Reefside a week before, she had been distracted.

Her mind was still in Blue Bay Harbour, where she and seven others had fought against Lothor for a year. Taking a look at the scrawny but tall teenager, no-one would be able to tell that she was a Sun Ninja Graduate, let alone had been the Gold Celestial Ranger, who had fought for a year to save the captured Ninjas and defeat an exiled Ninja Warlord. She missed everything about it. She missed the beautiful weather, she missed working in Storm Chargers – even it felt that she was the only one doing any work – and she missed her friends. Hell, she even missed Shane.

Ari felt bad for not putting in effort with Kira, who would be the only person she would know when starting Reefside High, and she seriously doubted that she would make many friends, considering that she was two years younger than the others attending there. She glanced to the fair haired girl, who had a look of focus on her face.

"Hey, you play guitar?" Ari noticed the instrument on her back. Kira jolted, snapping out of her thoughts.

"Yeah," she nodded. "When I finish here, I want to be a singer," she told Ari, who smiled.

"That sounds awesome," she told the quiet girl, who smiled a little back.

"And you skateboard?" Kira asked, her eyes going to the skateboard that Ari had shoved into her bag. It stuck out of the top, revealing its gold and silver bottom. It was the same board that Ari had bought when she had first arrived in Blue Bay Harbour, seeking the Wind Ninjas after the Celestial Academy had been destroyed.

"I do," Ari confirmed with a nod, before they looked up at the school in front of them. Ari swallowed, looking around at the mass of students around her.

"You'll be ok," Kira told her with a smile, as if sensing her nerves. Ari smiled back, and the two walked inside. "You know where to go to register alright?" the older girl asked, and Ari nodded, remembering the directions she had been given. "I'll catch you later," with a small wave, Kira headed off, leaving Ari to find her way to the faculty office. She weaved through the crowd, and finally found the room. After taking a nervous breath, she knocked on the door. It opened, and she looked at a woman her height, with short black hair, glasses, and a cold expression.

"Can I help you?" she asked in a harsh tone, taking Ari by surprise.

"I, uh..." she held out a piece of paper, and the woman snatched it off her, reading it quickly.

"Oh, I see, you're that new student the board told me about," she nodded, but the cold look didn't fade. She walked inside and grabbed another couple of papers from a desk, and shoved them into Ari's hands. "I expect you'll behave if you want to remain where you are now, or you'll have to face me. Excuse me," the woman shut the door and walked past, and Ari tilted her head as she watched her leave.

"So she's the headmaster. Awesome," she commented, before the bell rang and she looked up as everyone darted to class. "Ok Ari, you've faced a lot worse than a new school in the last few months, so let's do this," Ari told herself, and looked at the paper before hurrying off to find her first class.

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After getting lost twice, Ari finally found her classroom, a science lab, and knocked on the door before opening it. A young man with glasses and short black hair glanced over at her from the front of the room.

"Can I help you?" he asked pleasantly, and Ari smiled, walking in and handing him the paper she had shown the woman. "A new student?" the teacher frowned, and looked at her for a moment.

"Skipping two years," she shrugged, and he nodded.

"Ariel Raynes?" he spoke her name as if he recognised it.

"Ari," the Sun Ninja corrected, and he looked up sharply, recognition dawning in his eyes as he looked at her. Ari tilted her head, raising an eyebrow, but he quickly looked back down.

"Alright class, looks like we have a new student," the teacher announced to the class, and indicated for her to introduce herself. Taking another breath, reminding herself that this was by no means as terrifying as being imprisoned on a self-destructing ship, Ari turned to the class and smiled.

"I'm Ari, I'm from Briarwood, and just spent a year in Blue Bay Harbour, uh, studying," she hesitated for a moment. As the teacher, who introduced himself as Doctor Oliver, told her to take a seat, a girl stood up, and he sighed.

"Cassidy Cornell, I'm the anchor and field reporter for our school TV station," the blonde girl introduced herself to Ari, who looked alarmed. There was something about the teen that reminded her instantly of Marah. And that wasn't a good thing. Ari couldn't stand Cam's cousin, who had tricked Dustin in a cruel manner. Everyone else in the room groaned, and Ari had a feeling that Cassidy wasn't the most popular girl either. She hissed at the boy who sat next to her, and he got up quickly, adjusting the camera in his hands. "I have a few questions. How old are you?" she asked instantly. "You say you were in Blue Bay Harbour for a year? Did you witness the Ninja Storm Power Rangers?"

"Cassidy, enough," before Ari could speak, Doctor Oliver spoke up. "This is a Science class? Let Ari take her seat," he instructed. Cassidy huffed, but sat down. Ari shot him a grateful smile, and took a quick seat beside Kira.

"I see you've already met the gossip hound," Kira whispered to her, and Ari grinned. Doctor Oliver began the class, and Ari pulled out her notebook to start taking notes.

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After class had ended and their free-class started, Ari took the opportunity to skateboard, practising some moves. Since arriving in Reefside a week ago, she had barely had any time to do so. Nearby, she could hear Kira playing her guitar and singing as a couple of other students sat around listening.

"She's pretty good," Ari commented to herself, clipping her helmet on as she tucked her hair into it. She stepped onto her board and pushed off, using the unoccupied space to practice the few moves she could. She skated down the pathway, and after a few minutes, a familiar figure walked into her path. Ari stopped abruptly, looking up at the headmaster.

"Miss Raynes, I believe we discussed this morning about behaving accordingly if you wish to remain two years above your age?" she asked, and Ari opened her mouth to speak, her eyes wide. "Don't think that will work with me, Miss Raynes. You may have come with very high recommendations, but I am the headmaster of this school," she told Ari sternly, and the girl gulped. "Let's go," she ordered, and Ari lifted her skateboard and joined Kira, and a young man in football gear.

"Well so much for me promising that I wouldn't get into trouble on the first day," Ari muttered to Kira, who was holding her guitar and frowning. She looked up at the boy standing with them, and her eyes widened. "Eric?" she asked, and he raised an eyebrow.

"You know my brother?" he asked, before the sprinklers suddenly went off. Everyone around them shrieked as the cold water hit them, including Kira. Ari couldn't help but laugh as they stepped onto the path, out of reach of the water.

"This is just great," Kira grumbled as she tried to wipe the water from her guitar. Ari lifted her helmet off, and found that her hair was mostly untouched as it fell around her shoulders.

"Ethan James..." the principal growled as she looked around at a young man walking by under a blue umbrella, smiling happily. "I should have known," her eyes narrowed darkly. Once she had caught the young man, she led the four back inside. "Sit!" she barked at them, and they quickly did so.

"Principal Randall, I'd like to mention the fact that there's absolutely no hard evidence linking me to that unfortunate sprinkler incident," the young man in blue told her earnestly, but she just turned a fierce glare, that was only made scarier by her soaked appearance.

"Save it for Judge Judy, Mr James," she snarled at him. "The four of you have detention, for one week, starting today," she looked to the others, whose jaws dropped. "Now if there are no further questions-" all of them protested loudly, all having prior plans. "I didn't think so!" Randall barked at them over their yells.

"Ok, somebody seriously needs a hug," Kira growled.

"Detention on the first day...I don't know who is going to kill me worse, dad...Sensei Sugiura...or Cam," Ari groaned to herself.

"Dude...Computer Club?" the young man in red turned to Ethan with a raised eyebrow. Ethan just rolled his eyes and looked away. "And you, just how do you know my brother?" he asked Ari, who glanced at him.

"You're Connor then," she remembered Eric mentioning him when they spoke. "I met Eric at the US Action Games," she told him, and Connor frowned suspiciously. Ari was glad she was well practised in looking innocent as she met his gaze.

"Were you one of the..." he trailed off as he took in her scrawny appearance, which was only made worse by how soaked she was. "Never mind," he dismissed it, and as he looked away, Ari bit her lip to try and hide her smirk.

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After school ended, the four were gathered outside of a classroom, and ordered to wait until Randall returned with whoever was unlucky enough to be in charge of detention.

"Perfect!" they heard her call. "Bring the little monsters with you. That should be sufficient torture for them," she arrived with Doctor Oliver, who looked very unhappy that he was stuck with detention duty. "You've all met, I trust?" she glanced to him as he looked at the four. "Well, enjoy your little outing," Randall smirked at the four, and walked off before anyone could protest.

"So..." when she left, Doctor Oliver took off his glasses and smiled slightly at them. "You guys like museums?" he asked.

"Would it be a bad idea to say yes?" Ari whispered to Kira as they started walking. The singer shot her a weird look, and Ari grinned back.

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"Whoa! Check out the T-Rex!" Ethan exclaimed as they saw a giant statue of a dinosaur outside of the museum.

"This place looks so much cooler than the Museum of Asian History..." Ari commented as she looked up at the giant T-Rex. "And less likely for machine monsters to revive ancient warlords and their pet dogs," she muttered to herself as Doctor Oliver pulled up and they climbed out. They walked up towards the entrance, only to find that it was closed.

"That's weird..." Doctor Oliver frowned.

"Oh well, no museum for us," Connor shrugged as they looked around.

"Great! Let's go home!" Kira nodded, and Ari grinned.

"Tell you what," Doctor Oliver looked around at them. "I want you guys to have a look around the grounds. If you find anything prehistoric, I'll cancel detention for the rest of the week," their eyes lit up at the thought.

"Sweet!" Ethan smiled.

"I'm gonna see if I can find someone who can tell us when they're opening up," Doctor Oliver decided. The four students headed off to look around, leaving him to find out what was going on.

"So let me get this straight. They have a club, just for computers?" Connor asked Ethan, who looked at him incredulously.

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"Hey! Did you guys hear about the guy who was hiking up here and fell into a giant sinkhole?" Ethan broke the silence as they walked through the forest.

"Must have missed that one," Kira told him, sounding bored.

"I did hear that one!" Ari nodded with a smile, and Ethan grinned at her. "A friend of mine decided it would be fun to tell me all the horror stories of this place," she laughed. "Though I think it was payback for arguing that there is something weird about the forest in Briarwood..." she mused.

"Oh! I heard about that one too!" Ethan grinned, and Ari laughed.

"Dude, you guys know this isn't computer club, right?" Connor smirked at the pair.

"It isn't?" Ari asked innocently, and Kira grinned at her.

"Oh, I can see you're too big and bad to surf the web," Ethan rolled his eyes. "Well, what do you do in your spare time?" he asked as Connor just smirked, continuing to walk.

"Me? I go out with girls," Connor explained casually. "You know, they're the ones who smell really good, with the long hair and the make-up," he smirked at the shorter boy, who raised his eyebrows.

"I don't think I'm a girl," Ari muttered to Kira, who was now laughing at this point.

"Oh, it's like that, is it?" he stopped him.

"Yeah, it's like that," Connor towered over him, his smirk dropping.

"Whatever," fed up with the two butting heads, Kira just rolled her eyes, and walked on.

"What is it with guys and having to best each other?" Ari shook her head and followed the girl that she was living with for the year. Connor followed them, and Ethan shook his head.

"All I'm trying to do is give you guys a heads up!" Ethan shouted to them. "Stuff happens out here! Just don't come crying to me when you fall into a giant sink-hole!" no sooner had he finished shouting at them, did he disappear through the ground. Before they could look around, the other three fell too.

While Connor, Ethan and Kira landed heavily on their backs, Ari managed to land on her feet, and looked around at them, coughing as she breathed in the dirt.

"Are you guys ok?" she asked as they groaned and looked up.

"What are you? A cat?" Connor frowned at her, before getting to his feet and brushing himself off. Ari just shrugged. "Alright. You guys stay here where it's safe. I'll climb up and come back with help," he told them as he looked up at the hole above them.

"No offence, but you can't climb that," Ari told him as she looked around. As expected, Connor ignored her and began to climb. He had only just gotten off the ground, when the wall crumbled under his grip, and he crashed back down with a cry.

"Back already?" Ethan asked with a raised eyebrow, before they helped Connor up.

"As much as I seriously hate the idea, our best bet is the tunnels," Ari told them, and the other two nodded. The four then headed through the tunnels.

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Kira led the way, singing under her breath to disrupt the eerie silence. Holes above them provided them with light, but it did little to settle Ari, who always hated being underground. It was the same with most other Ninjas, except Earth Ninjas, who seemed to feel more comfortable then. According to Sensei, however, Sun and Air were the worst to be placed underground, as it cut them off from sunlight and fresh air.

"Babe, would you keep it down? I'm trying to stay focused," Connor interrupted, and Kira stopped in surprise, looking at him sharply as he walked on ahead of her.

"Did you just call me babe?" Kira demanded as she looked furious. "Did he just call me babe?" she looked at Ethan and Ari expectantly.

"I dunno, I wasn't listening!" Ethan shrugged. "I was still grooving to your tune," he muttered. Ari just shrugged with a weak smile. Kira stormed over to Connor, who had stopped to look around.

"What?" he realised that she was glaring at him. "Look, just chill out, why don't you?" he looked a little alarmed at how furious she was.

"Listen. My name, is Kira. Maybe you should write it on your hand or something, so you can remember," she growled at him before storming off.

"Can we just work on getting out of here please?" Ari groaned, continuing to walk.

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After another little while, the four students came to a dead end, with a dinosaur skeleton embedded in the wall that blocked their way.

"This screams Jurassic Park to me," Kira determined.

"This'll get us out of detention forever," Connor grinned, reaching out to grab the head.

"Let's just grab it and get out of here," Ari was feeling worse and worse.

"Do you think you should-" before Kira could finish, Connor had moved the jaw, and the wall beside it opened up to reveal a strange room.

"Whoa..." Ethan breathed as they walked inside.

"I could do a crazy video in here," Kira commented as they looked around. The place was filled with machines and fossils.

"This must be like the mothership for you dude," Connor laughed to Ethan.

"Normally, I'd be insulted," Ethan laughed. "But when you're right...you're right," he shrugged, and Connor grinned. Ari looked around as the uncomfortable feeling of being underground was softened. There was something strange about it, almost comforting, as it reminded her of Ninja Ops. "Yo, don't touch that!" Ethan's hiss made Ari look around to where Connor was about to lift a red gem from a smoking rock.

"Why not?" Connor frowned as they gathered around them.

"You really are taking this dumb jock thing to a whole new level," Ethan shook his head.

"Look, I have sat through enough lame science classes to know that thing looks fully prehistoric," Connor shrugged. "And it means, I don't have to miss practice," he pointed out.

"I hate to agree with him, really, I do," Kira sighed heavily. "But I already missed one rehearsal," she told them as Ari looked uncertain, but her eyes couldn't move from the golden gem in front of her.

"I did want to get some practice in before the next skating competition..." she muttered, rubbing her arm. The four reached out and lifted the Gems, which immediately began to glow.

"Well, what are they?" Kira asked, looking up from the Gem that was glowing yellow in her grasp.

"I can go online later, and see if I can find out," Ethan suggested. Connor started to laugh.

"You in front of a computer. Wait, let me put on my surprised face," he mocked, and Ethan scowled.

"You know, ten years from now, when your hairline is receding and you're playing pick-up soccer in the park because your dreams of turning pro never quite worked out, I'll have my own multi-million dollar software business," Ethan decided, smiling brightly as he told them his dream.

"Wow, looks like you're a bit more harsh than you look," Ari commented, but couldn't stop herself from grinning. Kira just rolled her eyes and walked off.

"Where are you going?" Ethan noticed her, and she glanced around.

"I don't want to think about what kinda freak lives in a place like this, and I sure don't wanna be here when he gets home," she told them, and they all hurried off, pocketing the stones as they followed her out.

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After hurrying back through the tunnels once again - having to push Ari along – the four teens finally found an exit.

"This way!" Ethan called, leading the way out and running outside. "Does anyone have a compass?" he called as they all emerged and climbed up the small hill.

"And I was going to bring one," Connor rolled his eyes.

"We need to go that way," they all looked to Ari as she pointed. When she noticed their looks, she sighed. "It's the afternoon, which means that way is more or less west," she gestured the other way. "And we need to head East to get back," she told them.

"Ok...how do you know all this stuff?" Ethan asked with a raised eyebrow. Ari hesitated, before shrugging.

"Read it in a book," she told them. They didn't look completely convinced, but before they could say anything, the wind picked up, and a low growl echoed through the trees.

"What was that?" Ethan gulped.

"The wind?" Kira suggested hopefully as Ari tensed.

"Not the wind," she shook her head, scanning the trees for the company she knew was approaching them. A crowd of strange black lizard-like monsters suddenly appeared in front of them, and they froze.

"Don't move..." Connor whispered as they stood frozen.

"No, we run," knowing that there was no way she could take them all on without her Ranger powers, Ari pushed the three and they took off with little persuasion. They ran through the forest as quickly as possible, praying that they didn't fall into another sink-hole. Connor, Ethan and Ari leapt across a ditch, but as Kira followed, she fell short, landing in the ditch.

"Come on!" the three turned back and reached out for the girl as she struggled to climb up. They pulled her up just in time to avoid the monsters, and continued running. As they did, Kira suddenly fell. When the others realised, the monsters were closer to her than they were, and Kira opened her mouth to scream. However, her scream came out at an unnaturally high-pitch that forced the other three to cover their ears as they staggered, while the monsters were thrown back. When she realised what she was doing, Kira stopped, and the noise stopped, echoing into the distance.

"Come on, help her up," Connor called as they recovered from their surprise and ran over to Kira.

"What, was that?" Ethan demanded as they stared at the girl.

"I have no idea," Kira admitted with wide eyes, before a yellow light started glowing in her pocket. When she noticed, she pulled the glowing Gem from her pocket, and they heard a small cry similar to how Kira had just screamed.

"Um, guys, we better keep going," Ari noticed the monsters start to recover, and they took off in separate directions. Noticing that only a few of the monsters continued to follow her, Ari slowed to a stop and turned to face them, falling into her fighting stance.

The monsters seemed to hesitate when they saw this, before running at her regardless. As one leapt at her, Ari sidestepped and delivered a spinning kick to its back. Her foot protested at the contact with tough, leathery skin, but she ignored it and kicked out at another, before striking another with her closed fist. The monsters were definitely surprised by her skill, but continuing running at her. They swarmed her, and Ari's eyes widened. She raised her hands as they attacked at once, and a shimmering golden force rose in front of her. Their attacks slammed into it, and forced the energy back on them, knocking them down.

As Ari stared at the shield, it slowly faded, and she was forced to continue fighting the other creatures. One of them backed up before she could hit it, and to both their surprises, another light, this one concentrated into an orb, shot from her hand, straight into the last monster. "Now the question is, where did these powers come from?" she wondered, before her own Gem began to glow. It emitted a soft, almost whale-like melody, before Ari saw an image of a strange dinosaur with fins instead of feet. "Great, just what I need. More unexplained powers," she sighed.

"Over here!" Connor's call drew the four back together, looking at the Gems in their hands. Ari looked around, but the monsters had gone, which she guessed the others had done with their own new powers.

"Yo, how much do I love detention," Ethan asked giddily as he looked down at the deep blue stone in his hand.

"Hey!" Doctor Oliver's voice reached them and they hid the stones quickly. "Are you guys alright?" he asked as he ran over, looking a little overwhelmed.

"Yep," Ari smiled before anyone could speak. "We're fine," she told him.

"Nothing out of the ordinary happen?" their teacher asked curiously.

"Nah, just your routine hike in the woods," Ethan shrugged as both Connor and Kira looked a little confused over why the two were lying. "Lots of furry little creatures," he nodded.

"And a few scaly ones," Kira muttered under her breath. Doctor Oliver frowned at her words, but before he could ask, Connor spoke up.

"So, you get into the Dino exhibit?" he asked, looking at the teacher quickly.

"Still working the kinks out," he shook his head, looking a little worried. "We better get you guys back. Come on," he looked around, before starting to walk.

"Don't you guys think we should tell him?" Kira asked, looking to the three.

"No," Ari shook her head. "Whatever just happened, we can't involve him in it. We don't even know what just happened," she pointed out. "We need to keep whatever these powers are a secret for now," she told them, and they nodded in agreement.

"Are you guys coming?" Doctor Oliver called out to them, and they exchanged another look before continuing to walk.

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"Ok, so we all agree," Connor spoke as they walked through the school grounds, heading home. "Not to talk about this to anyone? No matter what," he looked at the other three, before Kira stopped, making them stop as well.

"I can do better than that," she handed him her yellow Gem. "I'm out. Just forget I was ever here, and I'll do the same," Kira told them firmly.

"Wait, how come he gets it?" Ethan demanded.

"Well, here," Kira rolled her eyes and took it from Connor, and dropped it into Ethan's hand. As he grinned, Ari took it from him and held it back out for Kira.

"Kira, you can't just pretend this doesn't exist," she told the girl as she scowled. "This thing has given you powers, and throwing it away isn't going to take them away," Ari told her.

"I don't want it! I lifted that thing, and then I get chased by these freaky lizards through the forest," Kira shook her head stubbornly.

"And you think they're just going to leave you alone if you don't have it? This thing is connected to you," Ari told her, and Kira let out a frustrated growl.

"You know what? I give up!" she exclaimed, and stormed off.

"Kira!" Ari called after her, but she didn't stop. "Yeah, I'm definitely losing my touch..." she muttered to herself, and looked down at the Gem in her hand. As Kira stormed off, the wind picked up again, and the monsters appeared again, grabbing her.

"Kira!" Connor yelled. They ran towards the girl to try and help her, but before they reached her, the monsters disappeared, taking her with them, leaving her backpack behind.

"She's gone," Ethan breathed as Connor lifted Kira's backpack, looking around.

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"I'm telling you guys, I know someone who can help us!" Ari insisted from the back of Connor's car as he hurtled down the road.

"They live in Blue Bay Harbour! That will take too long!" Connor dismissed it, and Ari groaned. She couldn't exactly say that it would take about five minutes for them to get there.

"Ok, so where are we going?" she asked.

"Uh...Doctor Oliver's?" Ethan suggested.

"What's he gonna do?!" both Connor and Ari demanded.

"He's a dinosaur guy!" Ethan shrugged. "These things are dinosaurs...sort of..." he muttered.

"Alright, so, where does he live?" not having any other options, Connor accepted that they were going to their science teacher for help.

"Uh, 1992, Valencia Road," Ethan pulled up the address, and Connor nodded.

"Valencia Road, that's..." Connor frowned. "That's like, way out in the middle of the woods," he commented. Ari and Ethan frowned, wondering just why he would choose to live there.

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The three finally arrived at Doctor Oliver's home, looking around as they hurried to the door. Ethan knocked on the door loudly as Connor and Ari peered inside.

"Knock again," Connor told him, not seeing anyone inside. Ethan did so, but there was still no response.

"Now what?" he asked. Connor sighed and walked over. He pushed the door, and it swung open.

"Just what do you think you're doing?" Ari asked as Connor looked inside.

"Why would he leave it unlocked?" he asked, looking to the pair..

"He's got no neighbours," Ethan reminded him with a frown.

"What, you never heard of the three bears?" Connor grinned, walking inside.

"Is that the last book you read?" Ethan rolled his eyes, but followed him inside. Ari hesitated in the doorway, watching them creep down the hall.

"I guess I can add breaking and entering to the list of things I've done," she sighed, and followed them inside. They looked around, calling out for their teacher, but there was no response. They walked into the study, which was filled with books and fossils.

"Hey, check it out," Connor grinned, walking over to a model of a t-rex.

"Stop," Ari caught his hand before he could touch it. "The last time you touched something, we ended up with weird powers, being chased by creepy lizard things," she pointed out.

"Dude, the guy's a teacher, not-" Connor stopped as he touched the dinosaur's jaw again, and a trapdoor opened. "Batman..." he managed to finish with wide eyes. Shrugging, the three walked down the steps, and found themselves in the basement that they had stumbled on a couple of hours before.

"This is the same place," Ethan realised as they looked around.

"Are you freaking out right now?" Connor asked.

"Yeah," Ethan nodded. "I'd have to say I am," they turned, taking in the whole place.

"And I would have to agree with you guys," Ari agreed.

"If you're looking for extra credit," they spun around to see Doctor Oliver standing in front of a skeleton, a deep frown on his face. "You're in the wrong place," he warned them darkly, making them gulp.

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