Chapter 12 Truths and Consequences Part 2
Kira's POV
I couldn't believe it. Not only was my best friend the Green Ranger, but he also sacrificed himself to save me, despite me not knowing who he was, and making a deal with the White Ranger.
As he laid there, I couldn't tell if he was dead or alive. I wanted to go check on him, but there was a White Ranger in the way.
He walked over to me, while saying, "Well Yellow Ranger, time to say goodbye."
He grabbed my shoulder, making me face him. But as soon as he looked at me, he stopped.
"K-Kira?" he stuttered, "I-I- AHHH!!!"
He suddenly grabbed his helmet in pain and stumbled away from me. As Conner and Ethan transformed into Super Dino Mode, I found the strength to get up and check on Stryder. He was still breathing, but he wouldn't wake up, no matter how much I shook him.
Overwhelmed by Conner and Ethan, the White Ranger retreated. They ran over to check on us. No doubt they saw that I had tears in my eyes and shaking Stryder, begging him to wake up.
"Is he... You know?" Ethan said, careful with the words he spoke.
"No," I answered, wiping my eyes, "But he's going to need medical attention. He won't wake up."
So they picked up Stryder and we started carrying him back to the base.
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Hayley said that she couldn't figure out what was wrong, so we took him to a hospital. The doctor informed us that Stryder was in a coma, and all he needed was time.
"I'll let you know when he wakes up," I overheard the doctor say to Hayley, "Or... If he doesn't."
We went back to the base and started talking.
"Why?" I said, "Why couldn't he have just told us who he was?"
"Well..." Conner said, "Remember when you first met him as the Green Ranger? Not a great first impression."
I had to admit, he had a point. I remember Green Ranger saying he wasn't in control of himself when he knocked me out. And I certainly didn't make things easier for him with my outward hatred for him for the first couple of weeks or so.
"Still," I said, "we grew to trust him, didn't we?"
"Maybe he wanted to tell us," Ethan suggested, "But he didn't know if we'd react in a positive way. Even if we did trust him."
"You're probably right," I admitted, but then my phone buzzed.
It was Trent. The message said, "We need to talk. Meet me at the lake next to my house."
I frowned. What did Trent want to talk about? Was it the thing that he avoided talking about earlier?
"I gotta go," I told them, "See you guys later."
"See ya."
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"Hey," I told Trent when I arrived, "What'd you want to talk about?"
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have just taken off like that," he told me.
"Look, I can't help you if I don't know what's going on."
He sighed, opening his sketchbook to a recent few drawings of the White Ranger.
"Trent," I scoffed, "If you're gonna dream about being a superhero, the White Ranger is not who you wanna be."
"I wish I had a choice!" he exclaimed.
"What are you saying?" I frowned.
He glanced up from his sketchbook, offering a sad and pained look, before reaching his arm out, revealing the White Dino Gem bracelet on his left wrist.
"You?!" I exclaimed, as he nodded, "But you almost annihilated me! You knocked Stryder into a coma!"
"Look, once I knew it was you-"
I cut him off by standing up quickly, and he reached out to grab my hand and stop me.
"Let go of me!" I snapped, wrenching my arm free of his grasp.
"Kira, I couldn't help it!" he told me, "The Gem...it's changed me. I can't take it off or control what I'm doing. You gotta believe me..."
Suddenly, I realized why Stryder didn't tell me who he was sooner. He was afraid of this. My wrath. Rejection. I tried to calm myself down.
"I would never intentionally hurt anyone, Kira," he sighed, his voice full of sadness and regret, "Especially you."
"Okay..." I gave in, "I think I know some people who can help...I'm gonna get Conner and Ethan."
"Why them?" he frowned.
"Well...because...," I trailed off, hoping it was obvious.
"Wait a minute, them too?"
"Hard to believe, but true," I nodded, before sighing and returning to a serious tone, "Look, I need you to wait here till I come back."
"Okay," he promised, before I ran off.
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"Trent?" Ethan frowned, when I got back, "Oh, there's no way!"
"Nice," Conner scoffed, coming up to the us, "Pretending to be our friend one minute, and kicking our butts the next! I can't believe I fell for it!"
"I told you, he can't help it!" I protested, "The Gem is too powerful."
"Stop defending him!" Conner snapped, pointing over my shoulder, "Kira, where is your head? Look at what he did to Dr. O! Remember what he did to Stryder!"
I turned to see the fossilized Black Ranger a little ways away and winced when I remembered Stryder's condition. I turned back to my friends, seeing a look of disappointment on Ethan's face and anger on Conner.
"Hayley?" I said, turning to her, "He needs our help."
"I don't know if there's anything I can do," she sighed. "But I'll try."
Me and Hayley started walking towards the stairs, then followed by Conner and Ethan.
When I threw them a look, Conner merely scoffed, "What, you think we're not coming along? I've got some stuff I'd like to say to that guy."
"Me too," Ethan nodded.
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"He was supposed to wait right here!" I exclaimed as we ran up to the lake clearing, spotting the overturned bench. I found the sketchbook and picked it up.
"There's a surprise," Ethan muttered, "He lied to us again."
"Kira, I'm telling you," Conner said, "Trent can't be trusted."
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"I'm picking up White Ranger signal!" Hayley called, and we dispersed around the Ranger Base and ran to the computer, watching intently over her shoulder. We saw the White Ranger jump onscreen and call forth the Dragozord and Stegozord, jumping into them to form the Dino Stegozord.
"Great, major Megazord action right off the bat," Ethan groaned.
"Well, this might be a good time to use a new Dinozord," Hayley stated.
"Let's do it!" Conner nodded and he and Ethan got into formation, and I followed them uncertainly.
Ethan raised his morpher at the ready, but Conner signaled for him to stop, then turned to me, "Look, Kira, we've gotta do whatever it takes to stop him...you know that, right? He needs to be stopped, and we've gotta do it."
I nodded sadly.
"Alright," he stated, and we morphed.
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We ran across the open parking lot, rushing towards the Zords Hayley had manually called forth. Spotting our zords, we jumped into the air, quickly forming the Megazord. As we and the Dino Stegazord faced one another from opposing ends of the street, Hayley sent the Ankylozord to the battle.
"A new Dinozord, huh?" the White Ranger inquired, "I'll add it to my collection."
"I don't think so!" Conner yelled, and both Megazords marched towards the Auxiliary Zord in the middle, rushing to get there first.
The Dino Stegazord grabbed the tail, and the Megazord held the head, pulling towards one another. Fed up, the Ankylozord snapped at the head arm of the Megazord holding it, and spun its tail like a drill in the hand of the Dino Stegazord holding it. Both Zord formations dropped it, falling over backwards into the streets.
The Ankylozord's eyes flashed and it thundered forward when the Megazord fell to the ground. It raised it's tail and fired off a powerful laser that smashed into the Dino Stegazord, knocking it back a few paces.
"Awesome!" I grinned as the Megazord got to its feet, "Alright guys, I think the Zord's on our side now!"
"Well then, let's see what he can do," Ethan nodded.
"Ankylozord, weapon formation!" We called, and the small orange Zord bounded forward, molding itself into the Megazord's formation.
It replaced the Tricerazord arm, creating a large spear-like arm with a sharp spinning disc at its side.
When the Dino Stegazord fired off lasers at us, Ethan directed the Ankylozord arm to block it, the spinning disc acting like a reflective mirror as the lasers bounced off and were sent back from whence they came, smashing into the Dino Stegazord.
As it faltered through the explosions and sparks, the Megazord ran forward, spearing it with the Ankylozord arm, then the Tyrannozord arm.
"Thundersaurus Megazord! Double Drill Attack!"
Both the Tyrannozord arm and the Ankylozord arm were thrust into action again, spinning faster and faster as they were smashed against the Dino Stegazord. Electricity sparked between the weapons as they battered their opponent, until one final hit from the Ankylozord arm was all it took to send the Dino Stegazord into the ground.
"Don't think this is over!" the White Ranger vowed as his Megazord broke apart into the two separate pieces and he, along with his Zords, vanished.
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I sighed, watching a family of ducks bob for food in the lake. I held one of Trent's White Ranger drawings in my hands, and stared at it intently, wishing that it could all be a nightmare, just a horrible dream that had never happened. For some reason, my first thought went to Stryder, wishing that he wasn't in a coma.
"I thought I might find you here," a voice said and I turned to see Trent standing there, smiling a little sadly.
"Why didn't you wait for me?" she questioned.
"I did, it's just... it's a long story," he stated, looking at the drawing in my hand, "You know it's funny - I always thought it would be cool to be a superhero. But...this isn't how I'd draw myself."
"Didn't picture yourself as a super villain did you? Look, let us help you."
"I don't think the others wanna help me anymore, Kira," he sighed, "After what I did... after all the pain I put you through, do you honestly think your friends wanna help me?"
"Yes. Well, if Stryder was awake, I'm not sure, but still. But look, let us help you."
"No... I can't," Trent shook his head, "The Gem's already taken over, just like he said."
"He?" I frowned.
"It doesn't matter. I have to go away. It's not safe to be around me."
"But-"
"Look, I said no!" he yelled, snatching the drawing from my hands and walked off.
He tossed the drawing into the water and left.
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So Stryder's in a coma and Trent has revealed his secret and become Lord Edge. Probably going to make the next chapter a multi-episode chapter. Till next time guys!