It's Not Over Chapter 7: Stricken, a power rangers fanfic

Power Rangers Dino Thunder Part 2: It's Not Over

Short Title: It's Not Over

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT own the Power Rangers. If I did, Saban would still be in control and Operation Overdrive would actually be INTERESTING. (Seriously, download Boukenger episodes!) David belongs to me, though...hehe. (lol)

Author's Note: This chapter's battle has music attached to it...enjoy. :D

Chapter Seven: Stricken

Kira arrived home that night on an emotional high. Out of all the dates she had with Trent, she never enjoyed one as much as she did her date with David. She was ready to go to bed, and dream of seeing David again tomorrow, when a familiar voice could be heard behind her.

"Kira." said the voice as he stood off in the darkness.

"Who's there?" asked a slightly shaken Kira as she took a stance.

"Me." said Trent as he walked under a nearby streetlight, revealing the work Dr. Ishida had performed on him.

"Oh my God...Trent, what happened to you?" asked a now nervous Kira.

"You happened to me, Kira. I was left broken because you failed to tell me the Gems were recharged, and Dr. Ishida has shown me the light." said Trent as he unstrapped his sword.

"YOU'RE not the one who had their heart broken by a LETTER! I'm still mad at you because of that!" said Kira as her morpher appeared.

"Aw, don't hold a grudge, Kira. I promise you won't hold it much longer!" yelled Trent as he charged at Kira, who barely dodged.

"DINO THUNDER--POWER UP!!" yelled Kira as she morphed and drew her Ptera Grips as Trent charged again, and they started their fight.

You walk on like a woman in suffering
Won't even bother now to tell me why
You come alone, letting all of us savor the moment
Leaving me broken another time
You come on like a bloodstained hurricane
Leave me alone, let me be this time
You carry on like a holy man pushing redemption
I don't want to mention, the reason I know

That I am stricken and can't let you go
When the heart is cold, there's no hope, and we know
That I am crippled by all that you've done
Into the abyss will I run

You don't know what your power has done to me
I want to know if I'll heal inside
I can't go on with a holocaust about to happen
Seeing you laughing another time
You'll never know how your face has haunted me
My very soul has to bleed this time
Another hole in the wall of my inner defenses
Leaving me breathless, the reason I know

That I am stricken and can't let you go
When the heart is cold, there's no hope, and we know
That I am crippled by all that you've done
Into the abyss will I run

Into the abyss will I run

That I am stricken and can't let you go
When the heart is cold, there's no hope, and we know
That I am crippled by all that you've done
Into the abyss will I run

Into the abyss will I run
I can't let you go
Yes I am stricken and can't let you go

"Give up, Kira. It's over." said Trent as he slashed Kira across her chest a final time, causing her to painfully de-morph.

"It's not over...we can still help you..." said Kira weakly as Trent raised his sword, preparing to cut Kira's head off.

"GET AWAY FROM HER!!" yelled David as he leaped high into the air, and landed a roundhouse kick across Trent's face, sending him far away from the fallen Kira.

"Who are you?" asked Trent as he rubbed blood off his cheek.

"Just call me the Green Dino Ranger." said David as his morpher appeared.

"Amusing." said Trent as he fired a blast at David.

"DINO THUNDER--POWER UP!!" yelled David as the blast exploded in front of him.

"No...David..." said a horrified Kira as the smoke cleared, revealing a morphed David...without his helmet and with a bleeding gash on his cheek.

"Looks like I returned the scar." said Trent as he charged at David.

"Not for long...SABERTOOTH AXES!" yelled David as he sumoned his weapons and charged towards Trent.

"TAKE THIS!!!" yelled Trent as he started to attack.

"IS THAT ALL YOU GOT?!" yelled David in response as he blocked all of Trent's attacks.

"Guys, I need...help..." said a weak Kira into her communicator as Conner responded, "We're on our way!"

"Tommy, that was a fantastic dinner!" squealed Kimberly as she and Dr. Oliver exited the restaurant.

"I told you that you would enjoy it." said Dr. Oliver as Kimberly hugged him.

"This feels so good, Tommy, to be able to do this again." said Kimberly as she took Dr. Oliver's hand.

"I was about to say the same thing." said Dr. Oliver as he and Kimberly leaned in to kiss...just as soon as their communicators went off.

"Damn it, Hayley, this better be important!" said an irritated Dr. Oliver as Kimberly smirked.

"Well, EXCUSE ME, Doctor, but Kira's in trouble!" said a pissed Hayley.

"Where, Hayley?" asked a now panicked Kim.

"Outside her house, and David is barely holding off her attacker." said Hayley.

"We're on our way!" said Kimberly as her and Dr. Oliver's morphers appeared before they yelled, "DINO THUNDER--POWER UP!!!"

"You guys are pathetic. I can't believe you ever became Rangers!" said Trent as he walked toward the fallen Kira, who was still passed out. He had just taken out David, Ethan, and Conner in one shot.

"BACK OFF!" yelled Kimberly as she blasted Trent away from Kira.

"DINO STAFF--FIRE STRIKE!!" yelled Dr. Oliver as he blasted Trent.

"Great, MORE losers!" said an irritated Trent as he took a stance.

"You're not...getting...away with this!" growled David as he stood up.

"And who is going to stop me?" asked Trent.

"ME!!" yelled David as his Ranger suit appeared before he yelled, "SUPER...DINO...MODE!!!!!" At David's call, the white areas on his suit became spikes, and he even gained claws on his fingers.

"Whoa..." said a shocked Kimberly.

"TIME TO DIE, THEN THE YELLOW BITCH IS MINE!!!" yelled Trent as he charged at David.

"NOT IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT!!!!" yelled David in response as he started to slash Trent across his chest multiple times.

"STOP THAT!!" screamed Trent as David kept attacking.

"SABERTOOTH AXES--CROSSBOW MODE!!!" yelled David as he backed off and summoned his weapons before combining them into his crossbow. "SUPER SNIPER SHOT--FIRE!!!!"

"AAAAAACCCKKK!!!!" screamed Trent in pain as his armor was literally blown off of him, freeing him from Dr. Ishida's control.

"You little Power Bitches!!!" yelled Hime as she appeared before continuing, "YOU RUINED THE DOCTOR'S GREATEST PLAN!!"

"Damn right we did, Hime!" said Conner as him, Ethan, and Kira rejoined the others before morphing again.

"You won't live long enough to regret this!" said Hime as she reached for the Drago Morpher...only to find it flashing and pulsing with energy.

"What the..." said Kimberly and David as Trent miraculously stood up.

"The Gem senses it's TRUE master." said Trent.

"But I ripped the last piece of energy from you, this Gem is MINE!" screamed Hime as the Morpher began to shock her.

"No, it isn't. Even though I didn't have a choice, the Gem chose me and it will return!" said Trent as he held out his left wrist. As soon as he did, the Drago Morpher appeared back on his wrist.

"Good to have you back." said Ethan and everyone else nodded.

"You all will still DIE!!" yelled Hime as she drew her sword.

"Not a chance!" said Trent as he pulled back the gold part of his Morpher before yelling, "DINO THUNDER--POWER UP!!" and morphing into the White Dino Ranger.

"Guys, let's combine ALL of our weapons!" said Dr. Oliver as everyone combined their weapons, forming a huge bazooka.

"What the hell..." said Hime as she started to back away.

"SUPER Z-REX BLASTER--FIRE!!!" yelled everyone as the blast headed towards Hime. Right before it hit, a tall man dressed in all black apepared in front of her and absorbed the entire blast in his right hand.

"That's enough." said the man.

"And WHO are you?!" demanded David.

"Just call me 'R.S.' for now, Rangers." said R.S. as he helped Hime to her feet.

"What does Dr. Ishida want with us?!" demanded Dr. Oliver.

"You will know soon." said R.S. as he disappeared with Hime.

"How's he doing?" asked Kira as her and the others were sitting with Trent in Dr. Oliver's lab.

"He is doing excellent. Aside from his DNA readjusting to the Dino Gem, he has no trace of Dr. Ishida's programming." said Hayley.

"That is good to hear." said Trent as he extended his hand to David. "I'm Trent."

"David," said David as he shook Trent's hand before Kimberly did. "And this is my sister Kimberly."

"The Original Pink Ranger, by the way." smirked Kimberly as David playfully hit her arm.

"Uh, no offense, guys, but can I speak to Kira by myself?" asked Trent as he looked down.

"Sure. Tommy and I need to talk anyway." said Kimberly as her and the others exited, leaving Kira and Trent by themselves.

"What did you want to talk about?" asked Kira.

"I wanted to apologize for how I broke up with you." said Trent as he blushed.

"About damn time..." muttered Kira.

"Kira, I should've called you and explained myself, not send a cheap letter. I just...well, for me it seemed like that spark in our relationship suddenly disappeared, and I wanted to get rid of it quickly." said Trent.

"You felt it, too?" asked Kira.

"Yeah...I know it sounds weird, but it's like our feelings kind of disappeared. It felt like we reverted back to friendship instead of our feelings growing." said Trent with a puzzled look on his face.

"Trent, it happens to everyone. The most compatible of people can date and date and their feelings never go anywhere. Just because we're not dating doesn't mean we can't be friends." said Kira as she squeezed Trent's hand.

"Thanks, Kira. I was afraid you were gonna cut MY head off..." laughed Trent as Kira hugged him.

"Nah, I couldn't do that to you. We kinda need the White Ranger right now." joked Kira as Trent smiled.

"What did you want to talk about, Kim?" asked Dr. Oliver as they stood on his front porch.

"Back at the restaurant, we almost kissed, didn't we?" asked Kimberly.

"Yeah, why?" responded a puzzled Dr. Oliver.

"Well, do you think it's moving too fast?" asked Kimberly.

"Kimberly, if you're not ready for that yet, I understand." said Dr. Oliver as he squeezed her hand.

"It's not that I'm not ready, I'm just afraid we'll rush it." said Kimberly.

"So am I, Kim, but we'll deal with that when the time comes. If all we do is worry about it, how can we enjoy each other?" asked Dr. Oliver as he hugged Kimberly.

"You're right." said Kimberly as she returned the hug before they finally kissed.

"Hey." said Kira as she walked up to David, who was sitting on the back porch.

"How did it go?" asked David as Kira sat next to him.

"It went great, Trent's a friend again." said Kira.

"That's good to know." said David.

"Yep..." said Kira as an awkward silence fell over the two before David took a deep breath.

"Hey, Kira?" said David as Kira turned to face him.

"Yea--" started Kira as she was interrupted by David kissing her. After a few seconds, they broke the kiss.

"Sorry...Guess I got caught up in the moment..." said David as he blushed a deep red.

"You beat me to it!" joked Kira as she smacked David on the arm before he kissed her again.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my pleasure to announce the return of Kira Ford!" said Hayley on the microphone as Kira emerged from backstage. After a full day of rest, everyone was feeling back to normal, and they were ready to spend the evening listening to Kira perform once again.

"Everyone, it's great to be back!" said Kira on the microphone as the crowd erupted into cheers before she continued, "I know I've sang this song before, but there's someone in the audience who's never heard it before. This song is also dedicated to him." After everyone sent out a cheap "Awww..." that made David blush, the band started to play and Kira began to sing.

Looking back, I don't regret...
One single day.
Memories will keep me close...
When you walk away.
It's harder than I could imagine.
I guess I should have known that.
Close your eyes, I'll be there.
I'll come running anywhere.

Say goodbye, I'll be okay.
I will wait for you, cause...
True love will never fade.
When it's real, you can feel it.
And I know, that you know..
That I will keep on waiting..
Patiently..
Patiently... for you.

Stormy Tuesday afternoons haven't been the same.
I used to stand outside and taste..
The sweetness of that.
It's harder when it really happens.
Oh, I wish I'd know that.
Close my eyes and you're there.
But I can't find you anywhere.

Patiently...
So patiently..

When I'm lost, I try to find you.
Turn around, I'm right behind you.

Author's Note 2: The music credits for this chapter are "Stricken" by Disturbed, and "Patiently" by Emma Lahana. Please read and review!

Author's Note 3: I seriously came a hairline close to killing off Trent in this chapter, and it took me a solid half hour before deciding against it. (You'll see why in a future installment!)