Chapter 10: Betrayal

A few weeks after Conner's return, things were turning back to normal, or so they thought. Conner would sneak out and speak with Nerak about his evil plan that he had thought up to destroy the Rangers. However, he still wanted to keep Kira as his own yet, even if Nerak wanted him to destroy her.

Kira was playing her guitar in the park when Kitty walked up. "Hey, Kira," she greeted. Kira looked up with a smile.

"Hey, Kitty," she greeted.

Kitty sat next to her with a smile. "You seem happier," she commented. Kira smiled and she pushed her hair behind her ear.

"Whatever gave you that idea?" Kira asked.

"You're smiling like an idiot," Kitty replied.

Kira laughed and she strummed the strings on her guitar. "You're really glad to have Conner back aren't you?" Kitty asked. Kira nodded with a smile.

"I'm really glad," Kira replied.

"Just as much as I love being back," a voice commented.

Kira looked up when Conner jumped over the back of the bench and sat next to her. "Girls have a nice chat about me?" He asked. Kira nudged him slightly. Conner smiled and kissed her neck. "Not here," she scolded. Kitty stood up.

"Okay, I'll leave you two alone," she laughed.

"I'll see you later?" Kira asked.

"Yep, see ya."

They watched as Kitty walked off. "Well you just had to chase her off," she fake pouted. Conner wrapped his arm around her shoulders.

"Aww, did I make little Kira upset?" He asked.

Kira rolled her eyes. "You know I hate those little nicknames you give me," she commented. Conner kissed her cheek.

"Yeah and you look cute when you're mad at me," he answered.

"Sweet talker," she laughed.

Conner wrapped his arms around her and he kissed her shoulder. Kira leaned back against him and strummed the strings on her guitar. Conner's eyes flashed green for a brief second. "Been thinking, how about we just go for a walk? You and me?" He asked. Kira smiled.

"Sure, sounds like a good idea," she replied.

She stood up and she put her guitar in her car before she and Conner started leading her through the woods.

(The Lab)

Tommy was looking over some papers when the alarm went off. "What…" he trailed off. He turned on the screen and he saw energy all over the place. "Not good," he commented.

(The Woods)

Kira held onto Conner's hand as they walked through the trees. "Is it just me, or is it quiet?" She asked. Conner shrugged his shoulders.

"I don't think so," he replied.

Kira suddenly felt really uncomfortable and unsafe. "KIRA!" A voice shouted. They looked up to see Tommy driving up on his old raptor cycle. "Get away from him," he instructed. Kira gave him a quizzical look.

"What?" She asked.

"He's…" Tommy was cut off.

A sudden blast knocked Tommy down on the ground. "DR. OLIVER!" Kira shouted. Kira turned and saw Conner standing there with his staff in hand. "What have you done!?" She demanded. Conner laughed evilly as he waved his hand over his face and his eyes flashed green. "No…" Kira murmured. She backed away from him in shock. "I trusted you!" She hissed. Conner laughed evilly as he snapped his fingers and was back in his old uniform.

"You really shouldn't trust me anymore, Kira," he commented.

Kira held her morpher up. "RED…" she started. Conner shot a blast at her wrist that made her morpher fly off her wrist and it landed on the ground far from her. Kira hit the ground and she held her wrist in pain.

"Whoops," Conner laughed.

Kira winced in pain when he grabbed her arm and pulled her up from the ground. Tommy finally came out of it and he shook his head. "You'll be coming back with me," Conner sneered.

"Not this time," Tommy answered.

He morphed and pulled out his saber, hitting Conner in the back. Conner dropped Kira and spun around with a sneer. "You!" He snapped.

"We trusted you," Tommy snapped.

Conner laughed. "You know what they say. Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer," Conner answered.

"FALCON TALON FLAME!" Tommy shouted.

"HAWK FLAME!" Conner shouted.

Kira looked up to see her morpher not too far and gasped when a huge explosion occurred from their attacks. She slowly got up and went to get her morpher. "Give it up, Tommy. You can't defeat me," Conner laughed. Kira looked over to see Tommy on the ground.

"No," she whispered.

"You can't win, Conner," Tommy insisted.

"I can and I will," Conner answered.

"NO!" Kira screamed.

Kira grabbed her morpher. "RED PANTHER RANGER!" She shouted. She morphed and she ran over to Tommy. "PANTHER DAGGERS!" She shouted. She jumped in front of Tommy and blocked Conner's attack.

"Well, found another man haven't we, Kira? Didn't know you like you liked the older guys," Conner sneered.

"Back off, Conner," she insisted.

Conner kicked her in the stomach and Kira hit the ground. Tommy tried to get up, but the pain from the explosion was taking it's effect on him. Kira looked at Conner with tear-filled eyes. "Conner I'm begging you, please don't do this," she insisted. Conner grabbed her by her throat and slammed her against the tree. Kira gasped for air and Conner laughed. Darkness was starting to take over, but she was able to kick him in the stomach and he dropped her. She held her throat and gasped for air.

"Stronger than you used to be," he commented.

Kira glared at him. "You're a monster," she hissed. Tommy stood up and walked over to Kira. Conner cackled evilly.

"You will meet your fate soon enough. Both of you," he informed.

Conner slammed the end of his staff to the ground and disappeared. "NO!" Kira shouted.

"Let him go, Kira," Tommy insisted.

Kira de-morphed and she led her throat. "I thought…" she trailed off. Tommy nodded and helped her off the ground.

"I know," he answered.

Tommy got her back to the lab.

(The Lab)

Hayley was taking care of Tommy's injured side. "How's Kira?" Tommy asked. Hayley sighed and glanced at Kira.

"I had to give her a sedative to get her to relax," she replied.

"Things are getting bad, Hayley."

Hayley nodded her head slowly. "It's taking a toll on Kira," he added.

"Yeah," she agreed.

Tommy winced slightly before getting up and pulling his shirt back on. "We have no other options," he informed.

"What are you saying?" Hayley asked.

Tommy looked over at Hayley. "The only way we can defeat Conner is by destroying him," he replied.