A/N: Here you are! The next chapter...about time. I'm sorry... . I've been busy. But it's up now! So yes...

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Triassiac Oliver with a Side of Bayse

Chapter Six: Legacy of Power

"This is bad," Kira said as the four teenagers stood in the dinolab.

"Real bad. This is worse then crashing after reaching level nine in SNSW! Super Ninja Space Wars?" Ethan clarified when Conner and San gave him the "geek say what now?" look.

"Okay, don't you think we're getting a little TOO freaked out?" Conner asked.

"EXCUSE ME, did you just say that to my face?" Sam yelled. "May I remind you that it's MY DAD and MY BEST FRIEND who are missing?"

"Dr O doesn't show up for my gig, then misses a full day of school without calling, during which Mo disappears?" Kira said, cutting off any arguement that might arise between Sam and Conner. "I'd say we achieved exactly the right level of freaking out."

"I need Sprite," Sam moaned.

Ethan squeezed her hand. "I guess there's only one way to figure out exactly what the good doctor has been up to."

"How's that?" Conner asked as Ethan walked over to the computer.

"And...I'm in."

"I'm so grounded," Sam groaned as Dr O's face popped up on the screen.

"Only if he finds out," Conner pointed out.

"I'm Tommy Oliver. And if you're not me, then something is seriously wrong."

"Oh my guinea pigs dad, you never say stuff like that! It makes bad things happen!"

Kira shushed her.

"This is a video diary only to be viewed in case of emergency. What you are about to see is the history of my life."

"Dino bones, archealogy school, blah, blah," Sam said.

"Yawn," Conner agreed.

"My history as a power ranger."

"Say WHAT?"

"Okay, unyawn!"

"Shhhhhhhh!"

"My story begins in Angel Grove, when five teenagers with attitude were recruited to fight the evil space sorceress Rita Replusa."

"Repulsa is right-a," Sam said as a image of the villianess popped up.

"They harnessed the power of the dinosaur to become Earth's first power rangers."

"Heeeeeeeavy."

"Sam, shut it!"

"Under the guidance of intergalatic being Zordan, Trini, Zack, Kimberly, Billy, and Jason bravely defended Earth, which forced Rita to create her own ranger."

"Okay," Kira said with a frown. "So where's Dr O?"

"Well, that's what we're trying to figure out silly."

"Sam, if I was Mo, I would so smack you right now."

"Hey," The pixel Kimberly said. "I'm Kimberly. You're new around here aren't you?"

"Yeah...I'm Tommy," A much younger Tommy Oliver said.

"Holy sprite! Look at my dad's hair!"

The video switched to a new scene. "What's going on?"

"Tommy!" Rita Repulsa cried. "I have chosen you!"

"Her evil magic was too strong. I couldn't fight it."

"This boy is truly the one! Arise, my evil green ranger!" The Rita on screen cackled.

"She commanded me to destroy the Power Rangers, and I almost succeeded. But my friends never gave up on me. They helped destroy the power sword, and I was freed. And that's when I joined the team. But not for long."

"NOOOOOO!"

Kira shoved a Sprite in the Oliver's hands.

"Zordan discovered that the green ranger powers were only temporary."

"AS YOU ARE ALL AWARE, THE GREEN RANGER'S POWER WAS COMPLETELY DECIMATED BY HIS LAST FEW BATTLES. ALPHA AND I FELT IT WAS TIME TO CREATE AN EVEN MORE POWERFUL RANGER TO COMBAT LORD ZEDD AND HIS DIABOLICAL EVIL. AND NOW MY FRIENDS I PRESENT TO YOU THE WHITE RANGER."

"Guess who's back," Pixelated White Ranger Tommy said, pulling off his helmet.

Ethan hit the pause button.

"What did you do that for?" Kira demanded.

"Cause I'm bugging so bad I can't even deal."

"Our teacher, Sam's dad...is the oldest living power ranger," Conner said. Said Oliverette was just nursing her Sprite with a wide-eyed look.

"Not the oldest," A new voice said, and all four whipped around.

"Just the best."

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"Hayley?" The primary rangers chroused.

"I'm soooo lost right now," Sam said. In her head she added, That I feel like Dustin.

"How'd you get in here?" Conner asked as the four walked up to her.

"More to the point, what do you know about all this?" Kira interrupted.

"I know that Tommy is in trouble," Hayley said to the flabbergasted teens. "And you four are the only ones that can help him."

"Excuse me, what about Mo?" Sam squawked.

"Her too," Hayley walked closer. "I've been helping Tommy prepare the ranger energy since grad school. Who do you think built the morphers? I mean, your dad, Sam, is good with dinosaurs and fossils, but a rocket scientist? He ain't."

"And let me guess, you are?"

"Among other things," Hayley smiled.

"Okay, so you know who we are. You know what we are. Do you know where Doctor Oliver is? We need to find him!" Kira stated firmly.

"Yeah, Sam's on her sixth Sprite and if we don't act fast, she'll be a giant ball of mush," Ethan informed Hayley.

Sam sniffed.

"I think I have a pretty good idea," Hayley said, reaching into her bag and pulling out a CD. She then marched to the computer, the four teens trailing her.

"This is the surveilance footage from the day of your gig, Kira," The genius said as a scene of Dr O being captured by tyrannodrones played on screen.

"Why didn't he just morph? I mean, he's a power ranger!" Conner exclaimed.

"Not anymore. Or did you get that far?" Hayley looked at Sam, who shook her head. The genius tapped a few keys.

"A new villian, Lord Zedd, was destroying Earth. And with three rangers leaving, a new power source had to be found."

"THE SWORD OF LIGHT WILL ALLOW YOUR POWERS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THREE NEW RANGERS," Zordan boomed.

"Rocky! Adam! Aisha!"

"Isn't this incredible?" Pixel Aisha smiled.

"Trini, Zack, and Jason passed on their powers, and the three new rangers stepped forward-and just in time. Because Rita and Zedd had teamed up to form our most powerful enemy yet, bringing with them a new terror, Rito. Our new team fought bravely, but it wasn't enough. Rito destroyed our zords."

"Nooooooooo!" The Kimberly on screen yelled.

"A ranger never gives up. Zordan sent us on a summit quest to find Ninjor, a warrior from the past who us the secrets of the ancient ninja. With our quest complete, we gained new weapons, new zords, and new enemies."

"But along with new enemies came new friends."

"I'm Tommy," The younger version of Tommy on screen said.

"Nice to meet you Tommy. I'm Katherine," A pretty blond smiled.

"When Kimberly chose to leave, Katherine was the only choice. She assumed the pink ranger power, and just in time. We were under attack."

"We got out just as Rita and Zedd succeeded in destroying the Command Center. Beneath the ruins we found the Zeo crystal, a mystical power that guided us to the next chapter of our lives as rangers."

"RANGERS. THE POWER OF THE ZEO CRYSTAL NOW RESIDES WITHIN YOU. THEY WILL BESTOW UPON YOU POWERS BEYOND YOUR WILDEST DREAMS."

"The Zeo powers were awesome, but when we needed reinforcements, one came from the past, and the other, the future."

"Holy crap Sam, that's you!" Kira gasped, pointing to the whte-claded figure on screen that looked exactly like the Parasaur Ranger.

"It can't be..."

"One was an elusive time-traveler known to us only as Sam. The other was an old friend. Sam became the white ranger, and Jason returned and assumed the power of the gold ranger."

"After high school graduation, we were ready to face the world. But not before going on one last journey as rangers. It was time to shift into a higher gear."

"SHIFT INTO TURBO!"

"The old rangers were gone forever, but the Turbo rangers were born. Divatox had launched an attack on Earth, and we were given the power of turbo and took her head on...with a little help."

"Guys, I'm the new blue ranger!" The short male, Justin, said.

"Tommy look out!" Video Kat screamed.

"I can't just stand here and do nothing!" Video TJ said in frustration.

"TJ, Cassie, Ashley, and Carlos knew they had what it takes."

"Each of you have selected an outstanding individual who will take over as your successor. We welcome them now into the power ranger family," A female in white said majestically.

"After that," Hayley said, pausing the video. "Tommy went to college where he met yours truly. But when he found the dino gems, he knew he could never escape the power for long. It was around that time, Sam, that he adopted you."

The trio started slightly at this; they hadn't known she was adopted. Then Ethan opened his mouth. "Seeing as I don't want this to be the end of the line, can we get back on the subject of finding Dr. Oliver?"

"And Mo," Sam added.

"And Mo," Ethan ammended.

"Hey, I just thought of something," Kira snapped her fingers, an arm draped around Sam's shoulders. "What about invisiportals? They're all over the city. If we could find one, we could get into Mesogog's lab."

"I've been working on that very thing. Unfortunately, I need just a little more time."

"Okay, so...what are we supposed to do in the meantime?" Conner asked.

"Shut up and do whatever she wants us to?" Sam suggested.

Hayley laughed. "I'll settle for you watching more of your heritage. You might learn something."

"I resent that," Sam said as the video began to play again.

"Ready to take over the world boys?" The villian on screen cackled.

"Divatox was tough, and the pirahantrons were relentless. Divatox wasn't ready to give up, and staged a fiercesome attack, taking out the Turbo rangers' command center, and their powers with it. She headed for space, and earth's ultimate destruction."

"The rangers knew that they had to follow Divatox into space, and embarked on a most dangerous mission, leaving behind the world they knew...forever."

"The journey into space was treacherous, and the line between friend and foe was a thin one. Andros proved he was more then a friend. He was just the kind of leader they would need to fight a new enemy. A new enemy called Astronema. They thought they had no hope, but Andros brought them the Astro morphers, bringing forth a new team."

"The space rangers freed Zhane from his deep freeze, and the silver ranger was a noble addition to the team. Together, they defeated Astronema and the earth was safe."

"Deep in space, another battle raged. On the distant planet of Mirinoi, five new heroes, Leo, Damon, Kendrix, Maya, and Kai, retrieved the galaxy sabers and were chosen to be the Power Rangers of the Lost Galaxy. They would have to combine their powers if they were to defeat their mortal enemy, Drakena."

"Drakena threatened to destroy the space colony Terra Venture and took on a horrifying new form. Red Ranger and his battilizer were the colony's only hope. With Drakena destroyed, the people of Terra Venture were forever grateful to the rangers of the Lost Galaxy."

"Meanwhile, on earth, an elite team was being put together to fight a new battle against an invasion of demons."

"Lightspeed has developed technology and highly sophisticated weapons that we believe can stop them. Because of your skills, you have been chosen to use these weapons to defend the city. These are your rescue morphers. This city needs you," Video Captain Mitchell said.

"I'm in sir," The pixelated Lightspeed Red, Carter, stood up.

"Me too."

"I want to help."

"The Lightspeed rangers needed one more to complete their mission. That's when Ryan joined the team."

"Titanium power!"

"He's a hunk," Sam whispered to Kira, who nodded.

"Hey, I was watching that!" Ethan cried when Hayley paused it.

"Sorry, but I got something."

"You found dad?"

"Almost. I've got a lock on the back door to Mesogog's firewall. In theory, it should lead us straight to an invisiportal."

"That's good...right?" Sam asked.

"Then what?" Kira wanted to know.

"I'll let you know when I get there," Hayley said sheepishly.

"So...what's happening?"

"Hayley..." Sam said worriedly.

"Either I'm losing my touch, or Mesogog's really smart for a mutant freak."

"What's it doing now?" Ethan asked as the computer began to bring up more files.

"It's retrieving more ranger history," Hayley said, looking at Sam, who was getting slightly fidgety.

"Nice spaceship!" Ethan grinned.

"Computer geek," Sam accused.

"Never said I wasn't."

"My friends and I are from the year 3000."

"Whoa, hold up! Power rangers from the future?" Ethan looked like his wildest dreams had come true.

"They're down with time travel and everything right? Couldn't they take us back to the moments when Dr O and Mo were kidnapped?"

"Uhm...for what?" Sam blinked.

"Why; so we could watch it happen all over again?" The two blinked as Kira and Ethan stared at them.

"Ooh I got it!" Sam chirped after a second. "So we could prevent it!"

Conner scoffed. "Uh...I totally knew that."

"Uh huh jockboy."

"You didn't know either!"

"Anyways!" Kira said loudly. "It's worth a shot. Let's see if this thing tells us how to reach them." She pressed the button to play the video.

"We're trying to recapture a gang of mutants that have escaped through time and take them back with us. We think you may be the only one who can unlock these morphers so we can defeat them," a brunette female said.

The scene shifted, and the female held a morpher out. "It's yours."

"Woo!" The blond male on the screen whooped, slapping on the morpher.

"DNA confirmed."

"Ready? Time for time force!"

"Rangers from the future chased a mutant criminal through time, but it took a modern day hero to help finish the job. It took a while for Eric to learn that the greatest virtue of being a ranger is not the power..."

"Quantum power!"

"...But the reward of helping mankind."

"That was sick," Ethan started. "But not helpful."

Sam didn't say anything. At this point, she was almost useless because of worrying.

"Okay, so, what about all the other rangers?" Conner asked. "I mean, there must be hundreds of them all over the place. Couldn't we team up and scout all over the city?"

At this, Sam stiffened considerably.

"It's not that easy," Hayley informed him. "Most rangers don't have their powers anymore," She said as a new segment of the ranger diary popped up. "Some of them never wanted them at all."

"We need a fifth ranger," A pretty Asian female on the screen said, touching her chest.

"Calm down guys. I say we're doing just fine the way we are," A blond scoffed.

"Cole joined," Tommy's voice began to narrate again. "And the Wild Force rangers used spirits of the ancient animals to fight the evil orgs, creatures determined to conquer earth through pollution and destruction. The final member to join the team was Merrick, the Lunar Wolf."

"WILD ACCESS!" The pixelated Merrick yelled.

"Meanwhile, back in reality, we still have no way to find D.r O," Ethan sighed.

"I know there's at least one more group of rangers out there," Hayley said, to Sam's surprise, who was almost hiding behind Kira by now. "They had a guy named Cam-"

Sam growled.

Hayley looked at her before continuing. "-he was even more of a genius at this stuff then I am."

"Try typing in Ninja Storm!" Conner said excitedly, and Sam squeaked.

"What?" Conner said when the whole group looked at him. "My twin brother went to this super secret ninja school. Everyone there knew a few of the students got chosen to be rangers."

"Your brother was a power ranger?" Ethan asked.

"No," Conner smiled. "He couldn't even finish ninja school. He's like a total airhead. We're so different."

"Yeah...sure Conner," Sam rolled her eyes.

"Hey look I found them!" Hayley said in astonishment.

"These are your power ranger wind morphers," The pixelated Cam said, opening a box.

Sam watched with interest, as she'd never actually seen when Tori, Shane, and Dustin got their morphers.

"Yeah right," Video Tori scoffed.

"Yes, see, I knew it!" The video Dustin crowed. "Dude, I was right, power rangers are real!"

"From this point you will be known as the Wind Power Rangers."

"Three unlikely ninja students commanded the power of earth, air, and water. But they had no idea that their team would grow so fast in just a few days."

Sam gulped as a picture of Mo's Mustang appeared on screen.

"The elements of fire and ice joined the team when my daughter, Sam, and her best friend Mo arrived in Blue Bay. They each harnessed their own element and became the Black Fire Ranger and the White Tornado Ranger."

Ethan's hand jabbed down on the button so fast, it nearly broke.

"You and Mo were rangers before?" He accused.

"Well, it makes sense," Kira said. "They're so far ahead of our level."

"Dude, my brain hurts," Conner complained. "You went to school with my brother?"

"Well, Mo and I actually never attended ninja school. We were kinda just lucky like that," Sam shrugged.

"We have three former power rangers on our team," Ethan breathed. "How cool is that?"

Kita rolled her eyes, pressing the button again. "Ethan, shut up and keep watching. I'm sure Sam wants to see what her dad compiled on her former team."

"Let's show these posers how it's done," The ranger in crimson on the screen chuckled.

Sam squeaked, hiding her face behind her hands.

"It was the power of thunder that gave them their biggest challenge."

The video showed the thunder rangers dragging Cam forward. Just as Sam remembered it, Dustin, Shane, and Tori ran forward, followed by her and Mo (all in their oh-so-stylish leather uniforms).

The thunder rangers on screen powered down.

"Blake?" Video Tori asked.

"Hunter?" Video Sam squeaked.

"But their greatest enemies..."

"Leave him," Video Hunter snarled, throwing Cam on the floor. "We've got what we want."

Sam sniffed, hiding her face in Kira's sleeve.

"It's...coming back!" Pixelated Hunter cried as the video switched screens, showing new images.

"...proved to be their greatest allies."

"I remember," Hunter said, falling to his knees. The video showed Sam and Blake running across the sand, the female yelling, "Hunter!" a beat after the male.

The video switched to an up close of Shane's face. "Do you know who we are?"

It panned to Hunter holding hands with Sam, one of Blake's hands on his brother's shoulder. "Yeah. My friends."

Kira paused the video. "Explain," She said, pointing to the image of Hunter and Sam holding hands.

The green ranger sighed. "Conner, Kira, Ethan, meet Hunter, my boyfriend." Before anyone could raise a fuss, she clicked on the video again.

"Sorry to spoil your fun!" Video Cam shouted, pulling on the Samurai Amulet.

"Don't listen to him! He's really not!" A video Sam yelled from outside the arena.

"Shut up Sam!" Cam yelled back as he locked staffs with another male. At this point, Tommy started to narrate again.

"With earth at the brink of destruction, another friend, Cam, went back in time with Sam at his side, to retrieve the one power that saved them all-the Power of the Green Samurai Ranger."

At this, Sam began to grumble. "Color stealer..."

"In their final battle against Lothor, the rangers made the ultimate sacrifice."

On the screen, it showed Sam, Mo, Tori, Dustin, and Shane lined up in front of Lothor.

"I have your ranger powers!" Lothor cackled.

"We may not be power rangers," Shane grinded his teeth. "But we still have power!"

"Power of air!"

"Power of earth!"

"Power of water!"

"Power of fire!"

"Power of ice!"

"Ninja powers!" All five called, aiming their powers together and blasting Lothor into the Abyss of Evil.

"Whoa!" Ethan said. "Ninjas are real! I knew it!"

"You guys lost your powers?" Kira asked Sam.

"Yeah...but I still have my ice and tornado powers! And I learned kickass ninja moves! Watch!" The Oliver began to go through a series of moves, ending in a kick.

"My brother taught me some of his moves," Conner boasted, wanting to one up the green ranger. Soon the two were both going through moves, until Conner accidentally pushed Sam, who kicked the computer.

"Whoa!" Kira said as it started to spark.

"She/he did it!" Conner and Sam chroused, pointing at each other.

"Oh, please tell me that did not just happen!" Kira sighed.

"I think we just lost our last hope of finding Tommy and Mo," Hayley said.

Instantly Sam and Conner began to bicker. "Oh, nice going Sam."

"Hey, if you hadn't pushed me, we wouldn't be in this situation!" Sam spat.

"Anything?" Ethan asked.

Hayley's eyes widened. "Got it!"

"We are so lucky you're a genius," Ethan said.

"Even geniuses need a little help sometimes. That little jolt must've done something to the wiring, cause I'm getting something!"

"Alright!" Sam and Conner high-fived.

At once, the video popped back up and Tommy began to narrate (again).

"With the return of Mesogog, it became nessecary to envoke the power of the dinogems. Should anything happen to me, these four are in charge of protecting the planet."

Images of Sam, Conner, Kira, and Ethan popped up, both in civilian and ranger forms.

Sam began to tear up. "Dammit dad! You never say that! Bad things always happen.."

"You're in good hands."

"That's us!" Kira gasped.

"He really trusts us," Conner said.

"He does," Hayley affirmed.

"We have to save him," Ethan said.

"AND MO!" Sam shouted.

"And Mo," Kira reassured the green ranger. "We'll save both of them."

The computers started beeping, and Hayley sat up straighter. "It worked! I've got a lock on an invisiportal!"

"Time to go save the teacher," Conner said.

"And the teacher's daughter's best friend," Ethan reminded him, making Sam smile.

All four looked at each other, and nodded.

TO BE CONTINUED...

A/N: And there you have it, Legacy of Power! Mwahaha. I loved writing this chapter. I have no idea when Back in Black is going to be posted, because school is about to start up for Maureen and me, and well...she still has yet to hand over Back in Black. Grumble mumble...

Review please! No flames.

~RAWR the Green Ranger