Kira sat beside Ethan as he typed furiously on his laptop. Since telling her and her mom that he had an idea about how to get into Dr. O's dream, he had been hard at work making calculations and phone calls. She wasn't sure who he was calling but he was smiling, so she didn't worry about it. She and her mom had gone to get Kat's Zeonizer out of storage, and she felt their chances were good. As she sat beside Ethan his phone rang.
"Hello. Yes. Grate that will give us the chance we need. "No man, you need to keep an eye on that situation. Of course we will. Thanks again. By."
As Ethan ended the call Kira asked, "Who was that?"
Ethan turned to the love of his life. "Conner. Apparently when Dr. O left your mom earlier he ended up at Conner's house and spent some time there."
Kira looked puzzled. "So what's so great?"
Ethan stroked her hair. "Dr. O is heading home right now, and he looks pretty tired. So we should be able to get into his dreams."
Just then Kat came in. "You still haven't told us how we're getting inside Tommy's dream Ethan," she said.
Ethan opened his mouth to reply, when the doorbell rang. Smiling Ethan said, "That should be our way in now."
Kira ran down stairs and opening the door got a real surprise. "Trent! Please come in."
"Thanks Kira" Trent said following her in and closing the door behind them.
"It's good to see you Trent, but what are you doing here?"
Appearing at the top of the stairs Ethan said, "Hi Trent ready to get started?"
Kira's mouth fell open at Ethan's words. What were they planning?
"All set Ethan. I guess it s a good thing this wasn't destroyed."
Ethan turned, "Ready to help Dr. O mom?"
Kat appeared beside Ethan, looking a little unsure. "I guess, but what are we doing?"
For answer Trent pulled out a normal looking pen. "When my father was Mesogog, Elsa tried to destroy Conner, Kira, Ethan, and Dr. Oliver by giving a magic pen to a comic book artist. The pen would cause whatever was drawn to happen to the ones that were being drawn."
Ethan smiled. "So I figured we could use the pen to send you 2 into Dr. O's dreams."
Kira looked at Ethan with respect, and real love. "That's fantastic."
Kat nodded. "So do we need to be at Tommy's house to do this?"
"No", Trent answered. "However it would be convenient if we could scan his dreams, and find out just what is going on in there before sending anyone in."
"That's what I've been working on for the last hour" Ethan said. "Fortunately it's all ready to go."
Kira linked her hand in Ethan's. "Then, let's go."
{Tommy's house}
Tommy pulled up to his house and shut off the engine with a sigh. That party had livened his spirits, but he couldn't shake the feeling that something was very wrong with the girl Conner was dating. Shrugging he climbed out of his jeep, and walked into his house. He felt his eyes drooping and walked toward his bedroom. Half way to the stairs though he decided to just lay down on the couch and sleep there.
{An empty field, Tommy's dream}
Tommy looked around. As far as he could see, this was just an ordinary empty field.
"So why do I feel like I'm being watched?"
Off in the distance he saw a light flash, so he started walking that way. After a short walk he came upon a strange circular design carved into the ground. However what surprised him the most t=was the fact that Kim was standing there along with him in his green ranger form.
"Oh look, it's Tommy in black" Kim said.
Tommy just stood there. His mind frozen at the sight of his first love with his first ranger power.
"You know" she said, "I always preferred the color green."
Kim looked up at the green ranger, and kissed him. With a flash Kim turned into Reda, and the green ranger became the evil one he had been when he had first gained the power.
"So Tommy, are you ready to rejoin the side of evil?"
{Tommy's house the real world}
When they arrived at Tommy's house, Kat was alarmed to find the front door unlocked. "I don't like this" she said, "Tommy from what he told me always locks his dorm"
Kira, Ethan, and Trent all nodded. "We better get in there and see what's going on."
Pushing open the door Kira spotted Tommy lying on his couch. His eyes were closed, but she could tell something was unnatural about his sleep. Ethan, I think Dr. O is having his nightmare again."
"Right Kira, let's see what is going on in there."
Ethan attached 4 electrodes to Tommy's head, then ran a program on his laptop. The screen lit up with an image of Tommy running from himself and a woman Kira didn't recognize. Beside her she heard Kat draw in a sharp breath.
"Mom?"
Without taking her eyes off the screen Kat Said, "That's Rita Repulsa. She was the first villain the power rangers ever faced."
Trent looked confused. "Why is there a version of Dr. Oliver wearing green?"
Kira and Ethan looked closely at the screen. "That looks like the time Dr. O first became a ranger" Kira said. "He was under a spell that made him evil."
Trent winced at this. "He must still feel guilty about that after all this time."
As they watched they saw Tommy ran down a trail, and coming around a bend stopped before a white ranger and Kat unmorphed. Trent looked down at seeing his evil counterpart. As they watched they saw the white ranger draw his dagger and stab Kat in the chest. Tommy's mouth opened in a silent scream, before the scene faded and they saw tommy back in an empty field.
"Well now I know what Tommy meant when he said he would not let anyone else be hurt because of him" Kat said. Ethan, Trent is everything ready?"
In answer Trent pulled out his notebook and the pen. "I'm ready whenever you are" he said.
Ethan nodded his agreement. Kat and Kira stood side by side as Trent started to draw rapidly. The world dissolved around the 2 and soon they found themselves in the same empty field.
Flexing her wrist Kat turned to Kira. "Let's go save a ranger from himself."
{Tommy's dream}
Tommy was really confused now. Every time he had this dream he had woken up after seeing Kat killed, but now he was on his third time through this nightmare. What was worse was the inability to change anything. Even knowing what was coming, he couldn't seem to alter his path, or the people he saw. That is until Kat and Kira came charging down the path he was following.
"Tommy! Wait."
Tommy wanted to stop and turn, but his feet carried him down the path toward the spot where he knew he would see Kimberly kiss his old self, and turn into Rita.
"Dr. O, we're here to help."
Tommy couldn't respond. How were they going to help him? None of them had powers anymore, and he knew they would just die in this dream. Just as they always did.
"Mom I don't think we can get through to him."
Kat nodded. "The dream has a set path, and so long as that path is followed Tommy is unable to change the fate of anyone in his dream. This includes Tommy himself. We need to shake up this world hard."
Kira nodded, and activated her morpher.
{Tommy's house the real world}
Ethan and Trent watched as Kira and Kat appeared in Dr. O's dream.
"Given what we saw on the screen, the girls are going to need to morph in order to help Dr. O" Ethan said.
Trent said, "Misses ford told me that she can still morph with that Zeonizer she has, but we need to give Kira some power."
Bending over his notebook again, Trent started drawing again.
{Tommy's dream}
"Dino thunder, power up!"
To Kira's total surprise calling out her morphing call worked. Soon she stood once more as the yellow dino ranger.
Smiling at the success of her daughter, Kat activated her Zeonizer. "Zeo ranger 1 pink!"
As Kat felt the old familiar power course through her she straitened and glanced at Kira. Let's go."
Tommy had just reached Kimberly who turned into Rita when he heard a sound he hadn't heard for months. It was Kira's Tara scream, and turning he saw not only Kira morphed as the yellow dino ranger, but to his utter surprise Zeo ranger 1 running up to him.
"Tommy can you hear me?"
Tommy found he still couldn't speak, but he nodded.
"Don't worry Dr. O, we'll take care of these imposters" Kira said. With that Kat launched an attack at the evil green ranger, while Kira started fighting Rita.
The green ranger pulled out the dragon dagger and tried to slash Kat. Kat however just kicked it aside before landing a fist to the side of the green ranger's head. Staggering back, the green ranger launched into a kick aimed at Kat's face that Kat simply ducked under before lashing out with her own kick to the chest. The green ranger fell back, but sprang forward trying to catch Kat off guard. Kat simply punched him in the stomach, before upper cutting the green ranger in the jaw. With a glazed look the green ranger landed on the ground before disappearing. "I guess even the evil green ranger is no match for the Zeo crystal" Kat said before looking over at her daughter.
Kira meanwhile was using her skills learned over the course of fighting Mesogog, to dodge the spells Rita was sending her way. Rita would summon monster after monster. However when Kira found herself outnumbered by to many monsters, she would simply open her mouth and unleash her Tara scream. This would also stun Rita, so Kira was able to get in close, and pulling out her Tara Grips, slash Rita multiple times. This was more than Rita could take, and she simply vanished. "Well, that was easier than I expected" she said, before looking over at her mom and Dr. O.
Tommy watched in awe as the only pink Zeo ranger, and the yellow Dino thunder ranger made short work of the first 2 things that had really scared him. It wasn't long though before Tommy felt his feet move down the trail toward the white ranger. Tommy wondered how this would play out now, since Kat was already here.
Seeing Tommy walk down the trail, Kira and Kat followed him to see what this dream would throw at them next. Around a bend in the trail they soon came upon the evil white ranger, and facing him Kat in her unmorphed form. Tommy stopped upon seeing them.
Tommy said, "Trent, Kat?"
"Well, if it isn't Dr. Thomas Oliver" Trent said. "How does it feel to not have any friends Dr. O?"
"I, I, I" Tommy stammered at a loss for words.
Just then Kat and Kira came around the bend. As she appeared, the Kat facing the white ranger disappeared.
"Wait, what's going on?"
Kat stepped forward shoulder to shoulder with Kira. "Tommy does have friends evil white ranger, and we're here to make sure he knows that."
The white ranger looked from where Kat had been standing, to see both morphed rangers ready to take him on.
Sneering at the pink ranger, he pulled out his drago dagger and attempted to stab her.
"I don't think so white ranger" Kira said as she used her Tara Grips to block the attack. The white ranger was visibly shaken by this turn of events, and stepping back waved his hands toward a black wall behind him.
From the blackness emerged Lord Zed, King Mondo, Divatox, and Mesogog.
"I think things just got a little harder for us" Kira said as she raised her Tara Grips to do battle.
{Tommy's house the real world}
Ethan and Trent were cheering as Kat and Kira knocked the bad guys around. Trent especially smiled when Kira blocked the white rangers attack with ease. However when more villains appeared the 2 fell silent.
"This doesn't look good" Trent said when Mesogog appeared.
"Tell me about it. At least Dr. O looks like he is no longer following a script."
On the screen Tommy was looking around as if he had no idea where he was, or how he'd gotten there.
"The ladies are going to need some help" Trent said.
"Think we can give Dr. O his powers like Kira?"
Trent didn't say anything, just started drawing again.
{Tommy's dream}
Kira and Kat were fighting the best they could. Kat was taking on Zed and King Mondo, while Kira took on both Divatox and the white ranger. Mesogog didn't seem inclined to enter the fray just yet. However it was not going well. Divatox and the white ranger were doing a good job of keeping Kira sandwiched between them, so their attacks battered her from both sides. On the other side Kat kept getting hit with either Zed's staff, his energy attack, or Mondo's fists. Slowly they were wearing out, and Kira worried that if they died here, they wouldn't be able to return to the real world.
Tommy was trying to pull himself together when there was a flash of light and his bracelet with his dino gem appeared on his wrist.
Looking at it Tommy said, "This should even the odds a little. DINO THUNDER POWERUP!"
Morphing Tommy ran up and landed a savage punch on King Mondo. The blow was enough to send Mondo flying into zed, knocking both over. Kat regained her footing and send an intense black of energy at Zed, vaporizing him. Kira meanwhile took a deep breath, opened her mouth, and let loose the most powerful Tara scream Tommy had ever heard. The sheer power behind it sent Divatox, and the white ranger strait into each other. The force of the collision caused both to explode.
That left Mondo, and Mesogog who still did nothing. Tommy rushed Mondo and just laid into him with punch after punch.
Kat noticed something strange happening. With each punch Tommy landed, Mondo seemed to be getting bigger and bigger. Then she noticed the black ora around Tommy. Approaching him Kat gently took his arm.
"Tommy, you need to stop. Your anger and depression is giving Mondo more and more power."
Tommy tried to jerk away from Kat's hand, when her words penetrated the fog he seemed to be in. Breathing hard Tommy backed away and shook head.
"No more. I'm finished with beating myself up over things I can't control. It wasn't my fault that Rita turned me evil and set me against my new friends. It wasn't my fault that Zed kidnapped Kimberly and nearly killed her. It fact that was what brought the woman I love into my life. It wasn't my fault that Mondo's son brainwashed me and made me fight my friends. It wasn't my fault that Divatox suspended me over a pit, hanging by a thin rope. It wasn't my fault that Trent found the white dino gem and turned evil. And it wasn't my fault that Mesogog was created."
With each sentence Tommy said Mondo shrunk in size, until he was even smaller then when he first appeared.
"I'm glad to hear you say all that Tommy", Mesogog said as he transformed into Anton mercer. "You have finally forgiven yourself for almost everything that seems to have gone wrong during your ranger courier, and at last you can finally move on and have a happy life."
Anton walked over to tommy and shook his hand before disappearing. Kat and Kira looked at each other.
"We need to leave back to the real world" Kira whispered to Kat.
Nodding Kat tapped her morpher. "We're ready to exit."
There was a shining light, and the next instant the 2 women vanished. Tommy smiled and waved knowing he would see them soon.
{Tommy's house the real world}
As Kira and Kat reappeared they dropped to the ground. Upon landing Kat's Zeonizer sparked, and the crystal shattered. "Oh no!" Kat exclaimed as the pieces of her Zeo crystal sparkled then disappeared.
Kira looked over at Dr. O and noticed he was waking up. "Guys, we might want to get out of here. Dr. O is waking up."
Nodding Ethan and Trent hurried outside. Kira followed after them, but Kat stood by Tommy As he finally opened his eyes.
Tommy smiled weakly. "Hi beautiful."
Kat started crying as she rapped Tommy in a hug.
An: I hope I did Justus to the fight scenes. I'm not use to writing fight scenes, the reason the villains were so easy to beat, was simply because Trent was giving the women advantages in there 1 on 1 fights. Please leave a review about what you thought of this or any of the previous chapters. Only 3 chapters left.