By he time the officers had loaded Tommy into the car, the rest of the student body had assembled near the front doors. From behind them, Trent heard a familiar voice.
"Move! Get out of the way!" Cassidy ordered as she dragged Devon along. They passed Trent, Conner and Ethan, managing to part the crowd.
"Is the camera ready?" Cassidy asked.
"Oh yeah," Devon muttered, setting up his equipment. Cassidy quickly checked her hair before she began address the camera lens.
"This Cassidy Cornell reporting from Reef Side High," she began.
"We have just witnessed one of the school beloved science teachers being arrested. The crime is yet unknown," she continued. Before she could say another word, Trent stepped between her and Devon.
"You are in my light," she snapped.
"You really don't want to do this Cassidy," Trent said as calmly as he could. He still hadn't spotted Kira anywhere.
"It's a huge scoop and I am going to get my story," Cassidy spat back at him, trying to get Devon to move the camera. Trent finally put his hand over the camera lens.
"I'm telling you. You do not want to do this," he repeated more forcefully.
"Is that some kind of threat?" Cassidy scoffed.
"No. It's a promise. Because you don't know anything about what's going on. And Dr. O doesn't need your bullshit being spread around the school," Trent spat and walked away. Devon watched him go and immediately turned the camera off.
"Devon, what are you doing?" Cassidy shrieked.
"You heard what he said…and I think Trent is right. I mean we don't have any of the facts. It would be bad reporting," Devon answered, leaving Cassidy to pout by herself.
Once the car had sped away from the school, Principal Randall turned to face the assemblage of students.
"Move along. There is nothing to see," she snapped and everyone began to disperse. Trent had rejoined Conner and Ethan.
"Any idea what's going on?" Conner asked and Trent just shook his head. He needed to find Kira and fast. He may not have gotten to either of them in time but maybe he could do some damage control afterwards.
"Has anyone seen Kira?" Ethan questioned.
"Not since lunch," Conner replied.
"I'll go look for her. You guys should head over to the lab. Tell Hayley that Dr. O has been arrested," Trent added as he sprinted down the hallway. Conner and Ethan shared a look but headed outside.
Trent ran down every hallway in the school but found no sign of Kira. He finally stopped to catch his breath and was hit with an idea. He lifted his morpher to his lips.
"Kira?" he called out. At first he got no response. He tried again. The response came from directly behind him.
"Hey Trent," Kira said. Trent spun around to face her.
"Where were you?" Trent demanded.
"Is that really any of your business?" Kira asked. Trent glared at her and she let out a huff.
"I was in the bathroom. Then I stopped at my locker to get my stuff," she answered.
"You….missed the big scene outside," Trent muttered as they started to head for the front of the building.
"What happened?" Kira asked.
"Oh…nothing too important…just our teacher getting arrested," Trent spat angrily.
"What?" Kira gasped, looking shocked.
"You honestly don't remember?" Trent ground out.
"Remember? Remember what? Trent what are you talking about?" Kira babbled. He opened his mouth to respond but decided against it. He knew it technically wasn't Kira's fault. She was under a spell.
"We need to get to the lab and talk to Hayley. Conner and Ethan are already on their way," he sighed, dragging her along.
Over at police headquarters, Tommy was being escorted to a holding cell. Before the guard shut the door, he removed the handcuffs as well as Tommy's dino-morpher. Running a hand over his eyes he slumped down on the bench. This was crazy. He needed to get in touch with Hayley and try to figure out what was going on. He watched intently as the two guards conversed nearby.
"Hey," Tommy called, catching the attention of the closer of the two. He raised a brow but walked over.
"What do you want?" the guard asked.
"Don't I get a phone call or something?" Tommy asked. The guard let out a laugh and eyed his partner.
"Should we give him his phone call?" he asked, still laughing.
"Why not. Give him five minutes," the other guard answered. Tommy stepped back to allow the guard to open the door. He was led down a short hallway and into a small room with a phone. The guards stood b y the door, never taking their eyes off of him. Tommy picked up the phone and hurriedly dialed his home number. The other end picked up after just one ring.
"Hello?" Hayley's voice spoke.
"Hayley," Tommy said.
"Tommy? You ok? You sound kind of…freaked out," Hayley commented.
"Look…Something happened today. I can't go into much detail…I've only got five minutes. I'm in jail. Kira…attacked me…Randall walked in," he said in one long breath.
"Whoah slow down a second. Kira attacked you? How?" Hayley erupted.
"Well…sexually," he answered softly.
"You have to be kidding," she railed.
"I need you to call Jason and tell him what's going on," he added.
"Sure thing. But…are you going to be ok?" Hayley asked.
"Yeah…I'll be fine. Look the guards are glaring so I need to hang up," he muttered and ended the call.
"Let's go," the first guard said and ushered Tommy back to the cell.
Back at the lab, Hayley was about to dial Jason's number when she heard footsteps behind her. She spun around in her chair to see Conner and Ethan walking in.
"We have a big problem. Dr. O got arrested," Ethan informed her.
"I know. I just talked to him," she informed them.
"Is he ok? What did he say?" Conner pressed.
"Well…he said he is ok for now. He said…" she began but was cut off.
"Kira tried to seduce him and Randall walked in," Trent stated. Conner and Ethan's jaws dropped at his statement.
"Did you hit your head or something dude?" Conner asked.
"No," Trent snapped. Kira came into view and all eyes fell on her.
"The problem is she doesn't remember doing it," Trent added.
"I swear I don't know what is going on. I didn't do anything to Dr. O," Kira protested.
"Look. I need to make a call. Stay here," Hayley interrupted. She grabbed the phone and headed upstairs to the kitchen. She dialed Jason's cell phone number and waited. It rang several times before anything happened.
Jason was pulling through a stop sign on his motorcycle when he heard his cell phone ringing. As soon as he could he pulled off to the side of the road and checked the caller ID. He smiled to himself.
"Hey," he said a hint of seduction in his tone.
"Hi to you too. No time for sexy banter. We have a problem," Hayley said matter-of-factly.
"Hayley…I…what's up?" Jason asked, sounding embarrassed.
"Tommy's been arrested for sexual assault. I think you need to be here," Hayley explained.
"Sexual assault? What the hell happened?" Jason demanded.
"One of his students came on to him and they got caught by the principal," she continued.
"A student?" he managed to get out.
"I'm on my way. I'm only a few miles away from Reef Side. I'll be there as soon as I can," Jason said and ended the call. Angrily he climbed back onto his bike and pulled back into traffic.
Some twenty minutes later he pulled into Tommy's driveway. He cut the engine and climbed off the bike. In ten seconds flat he was in the house and walking down the stairs. He found the Rangers and Hayley just glancing at each other in unease.
"So who's the little bitch who got him arrested?" Jason demanded. Kira cringed at his tone and took a step back. That was enough signal for him that he'd found the guilty party.
"You little slut," he spat, his hand coming down hard against her cheek. In a heartbeat Trent was blocking Jason's way.
"Back off," Trent hissed.
"Get out of my way," Jason shot back. Hayley was out of her seat, clutching Jason by the arm.
"Jason…this isn't going to solve anything. Besides do you really think Tommy would want you beating the crap out of a sixteen-year-old girl?" Hayley snapped.
"We need to figure out how to fix this before something bad happens," Trent voiced, still blocking Jason's way. Ethan and Conner had moved away from Kira, fearing that Jason would lash out at them too.
"Have any ideas?" Ethan asked. Trent bit the inside of his cheek, trying to think. If they had any chance of trying to get Tommy out of prison, then he'd need to tell them what he had heard at Mesagog's lair that morning.
"I might," he said, finally deciding to fess up.