Chapter 9

After Conner drove the ex-Rangers to their hotel he was getting ready to drive to Elliah's Dinner to meet up with his friends, when Jason tapped on the window. Conner wasn't paying so much attention before then, thinking about the former Power Rangers but Jason's knock made him concentrate. Conner gave himself a mental note to concentrate and to hide any knowledge he had about Jason and the others. He then opened the window and looked outside.

Conner: "Is there any way that I can help you out sir?"

Jason: "Yeah, I believe there is. You see my friends and I didn't eat on the plane or at the airport and even though it is late we are all really hungry. Do you know a good place to eat around here?"

Conner: "Why of course I do. There is this Kosher deli in the hotel, called Amilios. Probably one of the best delis in the US, and definitely a fan favorite here in Riverside."

Jason: "Thanks for the ride and for all of the help."

Conner: "No problem. Enjoy your stay in Reef side."

Jason "By the way, I didn't get your name before. Maybe I'll see you at Ranger Day."

Conner: "My name is Con-"

Before telling Jason his name Conner decided to use better judgement and lie about his name just incase Jason couldn't track him back to Tommy.

Conner: "My name is Conrad."

Jason: "Well I'm Jason. Nice to meet you Conrad. Hope to see you soon."

With that Conner closed the window and sped off to Eli's dinner to meet up with his friends and Jason went back to the hotel to tell his friends about the deli.

Jason: "Guys, our driver told me about this great deli that is down stairs in the hotel. It is opened to really late at night. I suggest we get some food there and then we go to sleep."

The rest of the Rangers agree as they go downstairs and order their food. Not before too long the food comes out and the Rangers dig in. They are really enjoying their meal and silently talk about their Glory Days and smile remembering them. Then Tommy comes up in the conversation and when all the Rangers just say his name they stop talking for a few moments.

Zach: "So, what happened to Tommy? Do any of you guys know? I looked for his numbers in the yellow pages and called four one one, but I couldn't find his number."

Trini: "Yeah, that is really strange. It is almost like he dropped off the face of the planet. He was good with hiding when he was with us, but nothing like this ever happened."

Billy: "I don't know either. He was one of the first people I was going to call when I got back home, but I couldn't find his number anywhere. It baffles me, like it does you guys."

Jason: "Yeah, but I know that he is still out there somewhere. I promise you guys that if something bad happened to him that I would feel it. We were bros and I just know that he is here somewhere. That was pretty strange tonight. Hearing someone call out his name at the airport."

Kimberly: "Not that I don't care about Tommy because I do guys, but can we talk about another subject. I am just getting a head ache from listening to a conversation about him. So lets talk about something else, maybe like Ranger Day, which is the reason why we came down here in the first place."

The Rangers all make small talk about the actual event, but decide that they would make plans to talk about it tomorrow. For it was really late at night and they were tired. They thanked the clerk for the meal as they paid for their food and then left the Deli. They all got their own key cards and went to their rooms. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Conner drove off until he reached Elliah's Dinner. He saw Tommy's black jeep and parked his car right next to it. Then Conner turned off the car and went inside the Diner, seeing his friends at a large table to the far right. When he got there he grinned as he saw that Trent was there as well.

Conner: "Hey, what are you doing here bro?"

Trent: "I was driving back from work when I saw Tommy's jeep. We stopped at a rest stop and he told me that you were having dinner here and asked if I wanted to tag along."

Tommy grinned as he saw Conner. He knew that he must have had mission success, which is what Tommy needed. He was just happy that Conner came through and did the job.

Tommy: "So, I am guessing that you had mission success. Nice job, Conner. Thanks for helping me avoid those five people. I needed to do that."

Conner told his teacher no problem and looked around for Jackson, but saw that Jackson was nowhere in sight.

Ethan: "If you are wondering where your cousin is, we dropped him off at your house. He was getting tired and he wasn't really hungry." Conner nodded in appreciation. Kira looked over Conner's shoulder and saw a waiter coming. The waiter then brought over a huge chocolate milk shake over to Conner, Ethan, and Kira's area.

Ethan: "This is to our boy, Conner McKnight. He was actually able to come through on something without screwing it up for once. Cheers!"

Ethan and Kira laughed a bit out loud and Conner gave them the glare which was known as "very funny." Tommy was laughing a bit as well, but to himself. That way he could laugh at his student without getting in trouble and that way it looked like he was still being mature. Conner started to whisper as he was interested on a topic. Everyone knew that this conversation was going to be a bit serious, but Conner looked at Tommy to let Tommy know that he knew who those five people were.

Conner: "So, what are you going to do about Ranger Day Tommy? I mean the Mighty Morphing Power Rangers lost their Powers. How will they make an appearance at Ranger Day?"

Tommy gave his infamous we will talk about tomorrow, but that everyone has to go home because he doesn't want their folks to worry about them speech. They were all a bit moody, but agreed to the terms and left for their homes. Conner left with Kira and Ethan in his car. They all lived pretty close by so it was no problem for him to drop them off. They were all enjoying themselves in the car. Trent also went back to his home, not really thinking about anything else. Though some one else was having a serious thinking car drive. Tommy knew that he just barely avoided the other five ex-Rangers at the airport and had that feeling that meant to him that he would see them again. Tommy was worried about what would happen and how he would avoid the team. For once he was happy that Messegog could be a distraction.

End of Chapter 9