Author's Note: Here is Bully for Ethan.
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Title: Prehistoric Storm
Summary: A tug of war begins between the humans and a mutant dinosaur named Mesogog for the control for Earth. It is now up to Power Ranger legend Tommy Oliver to stop him. With the help of three high school students and a reluctant Ninja student he just might be able to succeed.
"If Randal catches you," Connor said, turning to Aliyah as she stood beside him on the soccer field. It had been three days since her suspension for breaking Trent's nose and, within those three days, she had been determined to step foot on school grounds.
Aliyah rolled her eyes. "Dude, relax, no one is going to catch me," she said, reassuringly. "As soon as the bell rings I'm out of here. I gotta help Kira sort Dr. O's papers out."
"Yes, but Randal is like a hawk." Connor reminded her.
"I know," Aliyah nodded. "I know that she is everywhere. But you forget that I can move faster than speeding light."
"You said no ninja powers in public." Connor retorted.
"Shh!" Aliyah snapped, glancing at Derrick, the new soccer player.
Connor shook his head.
"Sorry. But didn't you say that or not?" he asked.
"Yes, I did," Aliyah nodded. "But I don't need Ninja-streak or Superspeed to get off school grounds without being caught, Conn."
"Then what do you need?"
"Just a distraction."
Connor smirked and shook his head.
"You're dicing with death, Ali," he said.
"Well, I've always been one for excitement." Aliyah snickered, wincing as Derrick kicked the soccer ball straight over the goalposts.
Connor sighed and set another soccer ball on the ground mark.
"Missed again, Derrick," he told the new player.
"Oh. Oh, great. Thanks, I appreciate your support, man." Derrick retorted.
Aliyah scoffed.
"Support?" she repeated. "You don't need support, dude. You need game."
Derrick sneered at her. The first time he had met Aliyah, he, just like every other guy on campus, had been attracted to her; but he had kept his boundaries after she had rejected him and another player had told him she was dating Connor - a rumour that had yet to be proven false.
Turning back to the soccer ball, Derrick raced forward, kicked the ball with the tips of his toes, and hurled it into the air. With the speed of a bullet, the ball collided with Ethan's laptop, knocking it from his hands and onto the floor.
"Oh, no," Aliyah whispered.
"Hey!" Ethan shouted, making his way towards the soccer field.
"What are you complaining about, Geek?" Derrick laughed, clearly happy with the situation.
"First of all, my name is Ethan, not 'geek.'" Ethan said, "And out of this whole field, you had to kick the ball over there? You really do need practice."
Aliyah smirked and exchanged a look with Connor. "So, he's not your typical 'lie-down-and-take-it' kinda geek," she whispered.
"I guess not," Connor agreed.
"Well, look, Ethan, this is my field." Derrick said. "And I kick the ball where I want to kick it."
"Obviously, everywhere except the net." Ethan scoffed.
"That's it!" Derrick said, pulling back his fist and lunging for Ethan.
Aliyah dived between the two of them and grabbed Derrick's fist as it came at her.
"You're protecting him?" Derrick asked.
"Derrick, chill!" Connor said, trying to pull his player away from his friends. He was aware of Derrick's attitude problem, but he was more worried about Aliyah's protective streak and anger issues than he was Derrick; she had already benched one of his best players after he had made an obscene comment to her, it was the reason he had to train Derrick in the first place.
"You watch yourself, dweeb." Derrick shouted, glaring at Ethan from around Aliyah.
"Just walk away, Derrick." Aliyah said, releasing Derrick's fist. "Party's over."
Derrick shrugged his captain off, turned and stormed towards the school.
Aliyah glared after him and turned to Ethan.
"What was that?" she asked.
"Are you blind?" Ethan asked. "You saw what he did."
"Yeah, but are you stupid enough to believe you could take him on?" Aliyah asked. "I know you're a you-know-what, Ethe, but you couldn't use those skills against him even if you wanted too. Derrick's an ass, I'll agree, but he's got the whole soccer team backing him up."
"There are other ways of dealing with a bully, you know," Ethan said.
Aliyah shrugged.
"I don't think jackass is up for listening to any pep talks," she said. "Just stay away from him, OK?"
Ethan sighed and heaved his backpack further up onto his shoulder.
"Fine," he agreed. "I'll stay away from him."
"Good. How's your computer?"
"I dunno," Ethan said. "Even if there is damage to it, I can't fix it."
"Why not?"
"I'm broke."
Aliyah smiled. "Gimme me," she said, holding her hands out. "I'm seeing Cam today. I'll see if he can do anything,"
"Thanks, Ali," Ethan smiled, watching as she stuffed his laptop into her backpack. "That reminds me; shouldn't you get out of here before Randal appears? I mean, you don't want to get expelled, do you?"
"You're as bad as, Connor," Aliyah sighed. "But I'll take the hint. I'm out. Catch you later."
"See you, Ali."
Aliyah waved, disappeared around the corner of the school and kicked into ninja-streak as she left the campus.
~*Prehistoric Storm*~
The first bell, signaling the start of school, had already rung, which meant that students were supposed to have been preparing themselves for their first lessons and, if you were unfortunate to be late, running like crazy to get to your locker and class before the second bell.
Ethan, however, was going over his science homework as he made his way to class. He frowned as he re-read number five. He hadn't been able to understand the question for the last couple of nights, and even now, he didn't have a clue how to answer it. Every answer he could think of strayed away from the main idea.
Looking up the blue Ranger spotted Connor standing near his locker. He was with Derrick and the rest of his soccer mates, and, despite promising Aliyah that he would steer clear of Derrick while at school, Ethan knew that Connor was the only one of his team-mates actually on school grounds at the moment.
"Hey, Connor," he called, walking over. "Did you get the answer to number five on Mercer's homework? It's gotta be a trick question."
"Do you know this guy?" Derrick asked, leaning close to Connor.
"What's that got to do with you?" Ethan asked, unable to help himself.
"Look, geek boy, isn't there some kind of sci-fi convention that you need to go to?" Derrick asked, pointing at Ethan.
"Oh, you really are cliché, aren't you?" Ethan asked. "Your parents must be so proud."
Connor smirked in surprise.
"What did you just call me?" Derrick asked, before turning to Connor. "What did he just call me?"
"Why are you asking him?" Ethan asked. "Can't you figure it out for yourself?"
Derrick growled and snapped the pencil he had been playing with in two. "That is it. You're in need of a serious lesson." He said, advancing on Ethan.
Ethan scoffed and removed his backpack.
"Fine. Bring it!" he said.
"Ethan, are you sure you want to do this?" Connor asked, getting between Derrick and his friend.
"Look, stay out of this, McKnight." Derrick said. "This is between me and the geek."
The second bell run, signaling the start of class.
Connor sighed in relief. "You know what? For the first time in my life, I actually want to go to class. So come on, guys." He grabbed Derrick's shoulder and shoved him past Ethan.
As Connor and the rest of the team pulled ahead, Derrick leaned closer to Ethan. "You and me - after school. Your friends won't be there to protect you."
Derrick patted Ethan on the shoulder and walked towards the science classroom.
Ethan sighed, picked up his backpack and started to follow. He stopped, however, when he heard a weird sound from outside and, being a Power Ranger, knew that weird noises meant trouble. "What now?" he complained, heading towards the door for a closer look.
He groaned as he saw Zeltrax and a new monster lurking around outside.
~*Prehistoric Storm*~
"Heh, heh, heh, heh!" the monster laughed as he turned to the sound of approaching footsteps.
"The school for the misguided machines is down the road." Ethan said.
"Very funny," Zeltrax said. "But it's this school we're after."
"Get real, Zeltrax." Ethan scoffed.
"This is very real." Zeltrax retorted. "Termitetron can destroy whole cities in a matter of moments. Turn over Dr. Oliver, or I will release him on your fellow students."
Ethan looked thoughtful. Unleashing Termitetron on the school would save him the trouble of meeting with Derrick after class, but then that would be a violation of the oath he had taken when he had become a Power Ranger, he had promised to protect the innocent, and that included the bullies.
"Not if I can exterminate him first," Ethan said.
"Stubborn, as always." Zeltrax growled.
"Ready!" Ethan said, bring up his wrist. "Dino Thunder -"
"Ethan!"
Ethan groaned as Cassidy, Devin and a few other kids appeared behind him, preventing him from morphing.
"Whoa, now those are what I call bullies. Roll the camera, Devin." Cassidy ordered.
Devin nodded and reached for his video camera.
"No, stay back!" Ethan yelled, but the group of students refused to move.
Termitetron raised his laser and blasted them, laughing as they run screaming, all except Cassidy and Devin who were determined to get their story.
Ethan groaned, clenched his fist, and rushed into battle unmorphed. The only two that could help him now were Aliyah and Kira.
~*Prehistoric Storm*~
Aliyah smiled as she handed Ethan's laptop to Cam.
"Derrick, the new soccer player, hit it out of his hands with a soccer ball," she explained. "I suggested you may be able to fix it for him."
Cam took the laptop and looked it over.
"How exactly did he hit it out of his hands?" he asked.
"Derricks a sucky player," Aliyah answered. "He kicked the ball, the ball it the laptop, and knocked it from Ethan's hands. Ethan went crazy, tried to take on Derrick, was interrupted by me and Connor, and I bought the laptop here to you."
"What is it with you and bullies?" Cam asked.
"I'm not the one with a bully," Aliyah defended. "Ethan's the one being picked on."
"Let me rephrase the question," Cam smirked. "Why did you have to get involved in the first place?"
"Because Ethan's my friend." Aliyah answered. "And Derrick's a jerk. I'd happily put him in his place if I didn't think I'd get expelled for it."
Cam shook his head and pulled her onto his lap. He was sitting, stretched out on her double bed; her grandparents had left yesterday evening for Briarwood and effectively leaving Aliyah home alone. "Since when as that stopped you?" he asked, playing with the hem of her shirt.
"Normally it wouldn't," Aliyah agreed. "But Connor and Ethan are determined to prevent me from getting expelled. So, can you fix it? Hopefully by this afternoon so Ethan doesn't have to go all night without his beloved games?"
"Do I have to do it now?" Cam asked, pulling her closer.
Aliyah smirked as he kissed her.
"Maybe not right now," she answered, kissing him back.
"Aliyah, we've got trouble at the school." Dr. O's voice interrupted them.
Both Cam and Aliyah groaned as they pulled away, the tiger Ranger sat back on her knees and held up her morpher. "What kind of trouble?" she asked, wondering who she was killing to day.
"The Zeltrax kind."
"Why can't Ethan and Connor check it out?"
"Ethan's already on scene. But he's having trouble morphing because of civilians."
Aliyah sighed.
"Is Kira still with you?" she asked.
"Yes. She said she is willing to meet you before she heads to class."
"OK." Aliyah agreed. "I'll meet her on campus. But you guys owe me big time."
She ended the link and turned to Cam.
"Sorry -" she started.
Cam cut her off with a kiss and shook his head. "Saving the world comes first," he said. "Besides, I'll be here when you get back."
"Promise?"
"Day off," Cam grinned. "Go. But be careful."
Aliyah nodded.
"Back in a flash," she said, climbing off of the bed and racing from the room.
~*Prehistoric Storm*~
"Zeltrax has the worst timings." Kira groaned as she met up with Aliyah.
"You're telling me." Aliyah agreed, bringing up her wrist. "Ready?"
"Ready!"
"Dino Thunder, Power Up!"
"Ptera!"
"Sabre-tooth Tiger!"
Rushing around the corner, Aliyah jumped over Ethan and threw her Sai at the monster. She landed, spread her arms and allowed Kira to use her shoulders as a springboard. The yellow Ranger jumped into the air and blasted the monster with her Thundermax laser.
"You OK?" Kira asked, turning to Ethan. She couldn't show much concern for her teammate, not with Cassidy and Devin so close by.
"Little boy, why don't you step aside?" Aliyah asked, glancing back at Ethan.
Ethan shot her a glare.
"Little boy?" he repeated.
"Go on, Ethan. Go." Kira whispered, nodding towards the school.
Ethan looked around, realizing what his friends were trying to do, and nodded. "Right," he agreed, jumping up and running off.
"Ready?" Kira asked, turning to Aliyah.
"You know it."
Aliyah twirled her Sai between her hands and threw them, one after another, at Zeltrax. "Tin can's mine," she said, racing at the machine. He swung his sword at her feet, and Aliyah jumped to avoid the hit.
Termitetron growled and rushed at Kira, but before he could get within striking distance, he was knocked as Ethan arrived, fully morphed and ready for action.
"This guy bugs me," he said.
Aliyah jumped up onto the wooden bench lining the school as Zeltrax slashed at her with his sword, she ducked and jumped to avoid any hits.
"Oh, cool! A girlie ranger!" Cassidy said, rushing in front of Zeltrax and Aliyah.
The Platinum ranger growled into the camera, grabbed Devin's arm and shoved him behind her. "Not now!" she yelled, blocking Zeltrax's sword with her hand, she twisted her wrist, grabbed the tin man's hand and kicked him in the chest, knocking him away from her.
"Whoa!" Ethan yelled as he was thrown towards Cassidy and Devin.
"OK, if you could just be still for one second," Cassidy said, hovering over him with her microphone. "'Cause I'm, like, trying to conduct an interview here."
Ethan ignored her, pushed her aside and rushed towards the monster. He groaned as he took another hit to the stomach, one that sent him flying into the bike stand.
"Can you tell us exactly what's happening here?" Cassidy asked, stepping in front of Kira as she aimed her Thundermax at the monster.
"Maybe later!" Kira groaned, pulling Devin away and firing at the creature. He screeched as a few of his talismans were destroyed.
"I've got one too." Termitetron said, firing his own laser back at the yellow Ranger.
Aliyah jumped backwards, flipping over three times to avoid the slash and dicing of Zeltrax's sword. Once she had landed, she spun around and aimed a kick at Zeltrax's head but the tin-can blocked and aimed is sword at her stomach. Aliyah dropped and rolled aside, kicking the tin-can away from her.
Flipping back to her feet, Aliyah doubled back for another attack, but miss-calculated a kick to the chest and was sent stumbling backwards, clutching her chest.
"He always gets me with that one!" she complained.
"How about this one?" Zeltrax yelled, firing his lasers at her.
Aliyah screamed as she was blasted backwards.
"Aliyah!" Ethan and Kira yelled, rushing to the aid of their friend.
"I'm OK!" Aliyah answered, as the others helped her into a sitting position.
Termitetron growled and returned to Zeltrax.
"I want you to give a message to the black Ranger," Zeltrax said.
"You ever heard of E-mail?" Ethan asked, as Aliyah tried to push herself to her feet.
"Tell him to surrender to me at the old warehouse before sunset." Zeltrax continued, effectively ignoring the blue Ranger. "Or I will turn Termitetron loose on the city!"
There was a crash of thunder and a swirl of green energy appeared above Zeltrax, with a great crash an Invisiportal appeared, sucking both Zeltrax and Termitetron inside.
"Great." Ethan said.
"Now what do we do?" Kira asked.
Aliyah sighed and turned to help Kira up off of the ground.
"You guys get to class," she said. "I'll head over to Dr. O's and give him the news."
"Right!"
~*Prehistoric Storm*~
Connor looked up as the door to the science classroom opened, spilling Kira and Ethan into the room. He knew the reason why his two friends were late, he had seen them and Aliyah engaged in battle with the freaky creature and Zeltrax. He had wanted to help, but Anton Mercer had shown up at the exact same time and stopped him.
"Uh, sorry we're late." Ethan apologized. "Did we miss anything?"
"Well, nothing you can't make up in detention," Mercer replied, turning away from the board. "After school today."
Ethan and Kira sighed as they made their way towards their seats.
"Why does this feel really familiar?" Kira asked, before gasping as Ethan hit the floor in front of her. She turned and glared at Derrick, who was smirking down at the blue Ranger after tripping him.
"My bad." Derrick said.
"Derrick," Anton called, having witnessed the sneak attack. "I believe there are rules in the student handbook about treating your fellow students with courtesy and respect. Why don't you join us in detention today to review them?"
Derrick sighed at his colossal mistake and glanced around at Ethan. "After school," he mouthed, as the blue Ranger shrugged out off his backpack and looked down at his notepad.
Connor, who had been watching the exchange, heaved a heavy sigh and glanced at Ethan. This was turning out to be a bad day.
~*Prehistoric Storm*~
Kira sighed as she led Connor and Ethan from the science lab as the final bell rang.
"I wonder if Aliyah's told Dr. O about Zeltrax," she said to her friends.
"I'm sure she has." Connor nodded. "But what about you, Ethan?" he added to the blue Ranger.
"What about me?" Ethan frowned.
"The fight." Connor reminded him.
"The whole school knows about it." Kira nodded. She hadn't even been on school grounds with Derrick had called Ethan out after school and even she knew the ins and outs of what was going down later that day.
"Oh, Ethan, Hello." Cassidy grinned as she and Devin rounded the corner, arguing about something or another, but she had the courtesy to stop when she saw the blue Ranger. "OK, good luck for today and if you happen to fall over, fall towards the camera. That'll be really good for me!"
Kira rolled her eyes.
"How very sympathetic of you, Cassidy," she said.
"Hey, i'm a reporter," Cassidy defended. "Being sympathetic is not in my job description."
Ethan sighed.
"I'll be fine," he reassured his friends.
"Look, unlike some people, we're your friends," said Kira. "And we're not going to let you do something stupid. So Derrick is a bully who can kick your butt. Who cares? I'm sure if you could pull a few stings, Aliyah would happily put Derrick in his place for you."
Ethan shook his head.
"I'm not running to Aliyah with my problems," he said. "She's got her own to deal with."
"Dude, no offence," said Connor, "but without Aliyah -"
"No, look, you don't get it!" Ethan said, snappishly. "If Aliyah's caught in one more fight then Randal is expelling her from Reefside. And you remember what she said about her sister transferring her back to the Lightning Academy if she is expelled from another high school? Aliyah needs our help just as much as we need hers, if she's taken back to Briarwood, we're down a Ranger."
"Yeah, but -" Kira started.
"I can handle Derrick myself." Ethan interrupted. "I don't need my friends fighting my battles for me, OK?"
Connor and Kira exchanged looks as Ethan walked away.
~*Prehistoric Storm*~
With Kira and Ethan in detention until five, Connor had to drive to Dr. O's alone. He parked out front and quickly made his way into the house, without knocking. As he entered the kitchen, Connor could hear voices coming from the Dino Lab underneath him.
"Dr. O, I'm telling you," Aliyah groaned, "this is a bad idea!"
"We don't really have much of a choice, Aliyah." Dr. Oliver replied.
"Yeah, we do." Aliyah nodded. "Send me, instead! I can use my phasing powers to get there, kick ass and get back before anyone knows I am gone."
Connor was surprised, as he walked down into the lab, to find his friend and teacher standing in the middle of the room arguing.
"What's going on?" he asked, startling the pair of them.
"Oh, good, you're here," said Aliyah. "Maybe you can explain to Dr. Stubborn over there, that going walking straight into Zeltrax's hands is not the right course of action to take."
Connor turned to his science teacher. "Whoa, hold up," he said. "You're going?"
"Look, he's not going to stop pushing around until someone stands up to him."
"Fair point." Connor agreed.
"I'm not disagreeing about it being a fair point," Aliyah said, "all I'm saying is that you leaving this house and going out there is what Zeltrax wants. Let me go in your place. We'll have the element of surprise on our hands then too."
Dr. O shook his head.
"No," he said. "We'll all go."
"Well, if you haven't noticed," said Connor. "We're two rangers down."
Aliyah frowned and looked around.
"Where are they?" she asked.
"Detention."
"What? Why?"
"Late for class."
Aliyah groaned. "I shouldn't have had Kira meet me at the scene," she complained. "I should have let her go straight to class. Ethan could have made it out after I had saved his life."
"They wouldn't have gone," said Connor. "You know that."
"Still doesn't make me feel any better."
Connor sighed and squeezed Aliyah's shoulder. "C'mon," he said, "let's go see what Zeltrax wants and then head back to school."
"Why school?" Aliyah asked.
"Yeah, I didn't want to tell you."
"Tell me what?"
Connor hesitated, but the look in Aliyah's eyes caused him to cave. "Derrick has called Ethan out for a fight after school today," he said.
"WHAT?!" Aliyah screeched. "I told Ethan to stay away from Derrick!"
"Ethan didn't approach Derrick," Connor said, trying to calm the situation down. "He approached me and Derrick got in the way."
Aliyah seethed angrily, clenching her hands into fists. "When I'm through with Zeltrax," she said. "I'm heading straight to school to sort jerk-face out."
She turned and stormed off into the tunnels.
"Well," Connor said, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly. "That went well."
Dr. O sighed and shook his head.
~*Prehistoric Storm*~
Still shaking with anger at Derrick, Aliyah entered the warehouse first.
"It's clear!" she shouted as Tommy and Connor finally arrived.
"You know what?" Connor said, grabbing her hand and pulling her to a halt. "Your anger is gonna get you killed one of these days."
Aliyah ripped her hand away from his and glared up at him. "My anger is going to get someone killed," she said. "Not me. Now, where is that hunk of junk?"
Connor sighed and turned to Dr. Oliver. "Do you want to try talking to her?" he asked. "I mean, you may have a better chance, you're her teacher."
"We both know she isn't going to listen to either one of us." Tommy said. "I suggest we allow her to blow off steam on Zeltrax and Termitetron."
"You're getting too soft on her." Connor said. "She's going to expect it all the time."
Tommy shrugged. "You told her about Derrick and Ethan," he said. "At least this way, we have one dead mutant and possibly a badly beaten student."
"Don't bet on it." Aliyah called from the otherside of the warehouse. "Derrick has rubbed me the wrong way for the last time. From hitting on me, to assuming i'm dating Connor and now he's picking on Ethan for being a geek, and the fact that Cam is a geek means I take the offensive comments very personally. Derrick is a dead man walking."
Aliyah paused as she sensed another presence in the warehouse. She turned, just in time to dive aside from Termitetron's lasers.
"Aliyah!" Connor and Dr. O shouted.
"You really are suckers for punishment." Termitetron squeaked as he stepped out, making himself known to the black and red Rangers.
He turned to look at Aliyah, who had made it back to her feet, and was standing in a defensive position behind him. "Three against one," he noted. "Seems fair."
"Fair?" Aliyah asked. "A fair fight is one-on-one. You're history, bug-face!"
Termitetron laughed - or gave his squeaky version of a laugh - and launched himself at the Rangers. With Aliyah behind him, and at close range, he went for her first, but she easily deflected all of his attacks and was soon joined by Connor and Tommy.
~*Prehistoric Storm*~
Kira sighed as she watched the clock above the door. It was 3:59. One more minute and then she, Ethan and Derrick would be free to leave.
Anton Mercer, the one who had given the detention in the first place, looked back at his three students as the minute hand crossed the twelve, signaling four o'clock and the end of detention. "You may leave," he told them, picking up his briefcase and leaving the room.
"That was fun." Kira said, sarcastically.
Ethan nodded in agreement, before looking down as his Dino Gem flashed.
"We may have to reschedule," he said, looking to Derrick.
"I knew you'd try to get out of it." Derrick said, looking at the blue Ranger.
"Believe me; I want this over with as much as you." Ethan said. "But something just came up."
"He's not lying." Kira defended. "It's important."
"As soon as I'm done, I'll be back." Ethan said. "I'll meet you on the soccer field."
"One hour," Derrick said, leaning forward. "And if you don't come back, I'm coming looking for you, and you won't like it when I find you."
Kira rolled her eyes.
"And you won't like it if you find him and Aliyah's on the scene," she muttered.
"What was that?" Derrick asked, taunting her to repeat herself. He had heard what she had said, but he was giving her the chance to redeem herself and change her words.
Kira glared at him. "You don't scare me, Derrick," she said. "And I said, that you'd be in for a surprise if you came looking for Ethan and Aliyah was on scene. She'd rip you to shreds before you could even blink, and don't think she wouldn't because we both know why Aliyah was suspended from school."
"C'mon, Ki," Ethan said, tugging at her arm.
The yellow ranger grabbed her backpack and raced from the room.
~*Prehistoric Storm*~
Racing around the corner, Ethan and Kira stopped dead as they witnessed Termitetron throw Aliyah through the air. The platinum Ranger groaned as she landed beside Connor, rather on top of him for once.
"Guys!" they both yelled, rushing over.
"I thought you were supposed to meet Zeltrax?" Kira asked.
"I guess he was afraid to face me in person." Tommy answered.
"He'll be here. I'm just the welcoming party." Termitetron said.
"I guess we better change into our costumes them." Connor said, falling into formation. "Ready?"
"Ready!"
"Dino Thunder, Power Up!"
"Dino Power!"
The second they had morphed, Aliyah and Connor kicked off from the ground and planted two front kicks to Termitetron's stomach. The insect screeched and flew backwards.
"You posers are no match for me!" he said, recovering quickly. "Bug bombs!"
There was a flash and tiny insects flew at the rangers, knocking them off of their feet. Diving aside, Connor jumped into the air and blasted the bees with his Thundermax laser.
"Hey! Those are my babies!" Termitetron complained.
"Feel these babies!" Aliyah growled, racing towards Termitetron. "Sabre blade!" she twirled her weapon through the air and slashed at the monster. "Sabre Blade!" she called, holding it above her head. She twirled it above her head and slashed it down over Termitetron. "Let's put 'em together!" she shouted to the others.
Connor, Kira, Ethan and Tommy nodded. They regrouped with Aliyah and combined their primary weapons to create the Z-Rex Blaster.
"Ahh!" Termitetron cried.
"Time to buy out!" Ethan said.
"FIRE!" Aliyah and Connor yelled.
A ball of energy formed between the Tryanno's mouth and Aliyah's sabre blades, before it raced towards Termitetron. The ball engulfed him, causing him to explode.
~*Prehistoric Storm*~
Derrick growled as he checked his watch. It was exactly 5 o'clock and Ethan had yet to return. Smirking, the soccer player cracked his knuckles and turned to his friends, and those who had turned up to watch the fight between him and Ethan James.
"He's not here," he shouted, stating the obvious. "I told him if he'd didn't come back then I'd go looking for him. So, what are we waiting for?" he asked. "Let's go find us a toasted Geek boy."
Derrick hadn't even turned around and taken a step away from the soccer field when he was bowled over by a blur of Black and Platinum. He groaned as he cracked his head on the floor, and stars appeared in front of his eyes. With his vision blurry, he could vaguely make out the silhouette of someone sitting on his stomach.
"Ha! Aliyah Logan," he said, blinking away the haze. "I knew you couldn't resist me for long. Knew you would come running back to me."
Aliyah growled as she felt Derrick's hands on her thighs.
"Oh, I'm going to enjoy this," she said, pulling back her fists. She pulled forward, smashing her fist into Derrick's nose. There was a painful crack, a spurt of warm red liquid and a howl of pain as Derrick thrashed around trying to knock her off of him.
Using his Superspeed, just enough so that he could pass it off as him being fast because of soccer, Connor grabbed Aliyah's wrist and pulled her off of Derrick. "Ali, no!" he shouted, wrapping his arm around her waist and pulling her backwards.
He could hear the whispers from the rest of the students, all of which thought that he and Aliyah were dating, but he ignored them and held Aliyah firmly in his arms as Ethan approached Derrick.
"You OK?" the blue Ranger asked, holding out his hand.
Derrick howled in pain as he got to his knees. He hunched over, blood pouring down from his nose, over his mouth and chin, and onto his soccer jersey. He heard Ethan speaking too him, but the boy's voice was muffled from the blood and adrenaline that was rushing through his ears.
"It's a broken nose." Ethan said, over his shoulder. "Derrick, you're gonna want to tilt your head back. It'll stem the blood flow."
With not much of a choice, Derrick lifted his head towards the sky. He squinted in the bright sunlight, but remained focus on something other than the scuffling and loud shouts of Connor and Aliyah, as his captain tried to pull her away from the field. People had warned him not to mess with Aliyah Logan or her friends, he just hadn't heeded their warnings because of the fact that she was a girl.
"We're gonna need to get him to a hospital." Ethan said, checking Derrick's nose. It was bent out of natural proportion, the bridge had a thick black line across it and even his eyes were starting to take on black tinged circles. Aliyah had really done a number on him.
Derrick groaned as he started to wish he had followed the advice of his friends and lain off Ethan James because he was friends with Aliyah, he knew that his bullying of the 'geek' was partly the reason that Aliyah had come after him in the first place, his obscene advances at her were another reason for her to sock him one.
There had been a time where Derrick wouldn't have believed that a girl could easily have broken his nose with a simple punch. Girls should never have been able to hit this hard, or cause this sort of damage. Unfortunately for him, he had picked a fight with the one girl who was able to do this kind of damage.
But at least now he knew that Aliyah Logan wasn't just any girl. Some would go as far as to say that she was just as much of a bully as he was, but others would say that she was only doing what was best by her friends. Him? Well, now he knew what it felt like to be Ethan James, who, had Aliyah not intervened, been on the way to emergency room because of a bully that had picked on him for no reason at all.
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A/N: What do you think? Is Aliyah a bully?
Chapter written by xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Chapter updated Wednesday, May 08, 2013 at 1:22am