Burning At Both Ends.
"Dr. O, I realize you seem to like the wedgie-inflicting spandex for some reason, but uh, quit kidding around," Kaylee suggested.
"I wish I could," he sighed, stepping up to the group. "When Trent froze me in that amber, somehow my Dino Gem and my morpher must have remolecularised."
"Well, that sucks," Kaylee commented, turning to look at the other Rangers. "What'd he say?"
"He's stuck," Hayley replied, before walking past Dr. O towards the computer. "And speaking of Trent…"
The view screen clicked into life; depicting a scene of the Dino Stegazord stomping through the city as people below screamed and ran for their lives.
"I'm so over that poser!" Conner growled, fists clenching.
"We know," Kaylee smiled, looking at Ethan, who mirrored her grin.
"Go," Tommy stated. "I'll see what we can figure out here."
"DINO THUNDER, POWER UP! HA!"
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"That's right, you better run!" the White Ranger yelled as lasers shot out from his Zords, blasting things on the street.
"Fire!" Conner ordered and their Raptor Riders fired off lasers, hitting the Dino Stegazord in the chest a few times. They skidded to a stop and looked up. "That's enough!"
"I'm just getting started!" their opponent laughed maniacally.
"Fine, it's Zord time!" Conner stated, and the Brachiozord came stomping by in response, dropping off four Zords. Said Zords quickly rushed together as did the Rangers, and Conner called upon the Parasaurzord to replace his Tyrannozord arm for this one.
"Make your move," the White Ranger stated.
"Now what's he up to?" Ethan frowned.
"I don't know but we have to stop him!" Kira replied, despite the ache in her heart. "Ptera Rang!" She pressed a button on the system control, firing the boomerang pieces of her Zord forward, only one that clipped him as he dodged her other. When they returned, Trent used his Drago Sword to draw a chain.
"I hate to do this to you," he chuckled. "Nothing personal."
The chain show out of the Dino Stegazord and wrapped around the Megazord, immobilizing them as the struggled to break free.
"We need Dinozord help!" Conner stated, pressing a button on his control panel. "Cephalazord!"
"Ankylozord!" Kaylee joined in, and both Zords came bounding towards them from different areas of the city, where they'd been hiding out.
"Perfect," the White Ranger grinned, drawing two circles of light with his weapon. "Containment fields, online!"
The two balls of light rushed out to surround the Cephalazord and the Ankylozord, and quickly turned into barrels that trapped the two Auxiliary Zords.
"The Hell?" Kaylee frowned, watching as they struggled within the barrels, only their heads sticking out at the top.
"Our Dinozords!" Conner called. "Let them go!"
"Sorry, not going to happen," the White Ranger cackled.
"Trent, you've gotta stop this!" Kira pleaded. "You're out of control!"
"Looks more like I'm in control," he grinned before the Megazord was blasted with an odd pink light that knocked it off balance. Inside the cockpit, the four Rangers fell against their controls, and by the time they looked up, the Dino Stegazord had disappeared – and the two Zords.
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"What's the situation, Hayley?" Tommy asked as the Rangers grouped around her computer.
"It's no good," she sighed, typing as she shook her head. "He's got them in a force field."
"It's not Trent's fault, the gem is making him this way!" Kira protested, and Conner glared at her.
"Why are you defending him?" he exclaimed, his voice rising. "After everything he's done!"
"Because, the meteor thing was just proof that there's still a part of him that's good."
"Yeah, because good guys steal other guy's Zords, trap 'em, and plan evil schemes of doing god knows what to them."
"Why are you being such a jerk?!" she yelled, stomping her foot on the ground as her fists clenched and her eyes narrowed.
"Because, you keep putting yourself out there for him, and getting hurt more and more every time, even if you hide it so well!" he replied, adopting an equally menacing pose. "I'm sick and tired of watching you get hurt because that idiot doesn't know when to stop!"
"Slow down you two," Tommy interjected, stepping between them. "I was in his shoes once, and I wouldn't be here today if my friends had given up on me."
"See?" Kira sneered, but Conner didn't budge.
"Okay, so we don't give up yet," Ethan stated, placing a hand on the Red Ranger's shoulder as a warning while he looked to the others.
"But what do we do?" Kaylee frowned.
"Go back to school, keep a low profile," Tommy told them. "Hayley and I will let you know if anything changes."
They nodded, and slowly walked out.
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Later that day, Kira walked through an open area of concrete, surrounded by buildings, somewhere in the city. The fingers of her right hand tapped at the side of her thigh with a beat from a song she was working on.
Suddenly, Trent appeared out of the wall in front of her, where he'd been using his chameleon powers to hide. Kira jumped back, startled.
"You know, you shouldn't walk to school alone," he stated, taking a step towards her. "You never know who you might run into."
"Trent?" her eyes flashed with hope, and she mirrored his step. "How, how did you do that?"
"You didn't think you were the only one with Dino Gem powers, did you?" he taunted, and her face fell as she recognized the evil and malicious tone of the White Ranger, not of the Trent she knew and cared for.
"I don't want to fight," she told him as calmly as possible, but a slight tremble in her voice betrayed her. He smirked.
"Well, that makes one of us," he chuckled, bringing his morpher up. "White Ranger, Dino Power!"
He morphed into the White Ranger, before chuckling darkly. "Bring it on."
She hesitated, watched as he stood facing her. "If that's how it has to be," she gave in, and a feeling of dread crossed her heart as she raised her morpher. "Dino Thunder, Power Up! Ha!"
Once she was morphed, he rushed forward, and the pair exchanged a series of kicks and punches, but Kira just wasn't into it. They grabbed one another's arms, locking in a fight as she looked up at him.
"It doesn't have to be this way!" she pleaded. "Why won't you let us help you?"
"I don't need anyone's help," he spat. "Least of all yours."
"F-Fine," she glared, trying to keep from trembling in the flurry of anger and sadness that was assaulting her senses. "If that's how you want if to be."
Eventually, they managed to land blows that knocked one another to the ground, rolling away from the other. Trent got to his feet first, drawing his Drago Sword. Kira followed suit, drawing her Ptera Grips, and they ran together again.
Exchanging blows, sparks flew everywhere, until they broke apart yet again, and then leapt into the air, flying towards one another.
"Ptera Grips!"
"Drago Sword!"
Smashing into one another in mid-air, sparks flew again, but both managed to land on their feet moments later, before the White Ranger quickly drew his laser gun, just as Kira found her Thundermax Laser.
"Fire!" he bellowed, and before she knew it, pain racked her body and she fell to the ground, crying out. He too, fell to the ground, because she'd managed to get a shot in. As both Rangers lay still on the ground, a flash of purple on the side drew their attention.
"Perfect timing!" Insectolite grinned as it and Zeltrax stepped up to their pair. "Should I infect them both?"
"No, do as we've been instructed," Zeltrax snapped. "Just the White one."
Kira looked up, straining against her pain as she looked towards the White Ranger. Insectolite stepped up over to him, shooting a bright orange beam of light that caused him to de-morph and groan loudly.
"What did you do?" Kira cried. They noticed her, and exchanged glances before warping out in a flash of purple. She powered down, pushed herself to her feet and hurried over to the fallen White Ranger, worry etched in her voice. "Trent, are you okay?"
"Better than okay," he stated, managing to push himself into a sitting position. "I'm me."
Kira gasped, looking down at him.
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Kaylee, Ethan and Conner walked through the Reefside High School parking lot, having just gotten out of Conner's Mustang. They walked towards the sidewalk when Principal Randall caught up to them.
"Hey, you three!" she exclaimed. "I got an e-mail from that science teacher of yours. He's claiming to be too sick to work."
"Well, now that you mention it, he really didn't seem himself last time I saw him," Conner lied brilliantly, and the other two were amazed at the ease it took him. "I'm sure Doctor Oliver will return as soon as he's feeling better. And in the meantime, I'm sure he wouldn't want you to worry about it."
"Yeah, w-well, I better not find out he's faking it," she stammered, before composing herself. "Or he can kiss his job good-bye."
With that, she stalked off and Conner's fake smile fell. "A model of warmth and sympathy, that one," he muttered.
"And you're just a model of perfection, Mr. I'm-Such-A-Great-Liar," Kaylee stated. "You were pretty lucky you weren't Pinocchio back there, or your nose woulda been reaching the Ranger Base with all the sugar coating you put on that tiny white lie."
"Heh, you gotta do what you gotta do," he smirked, his ego inflating apparently.
Ethan tapped them both on the shoulder, and they followed his gaze to find Kira on the stands by the soccer pitch, waving them over.
"What's she doing there?" Conner frowned.
"Why complain?" Kaylee nudged him teasingly and he glared down at her as they walked off to find the Yellow Ranger. "What's up?"
"It's Trent," she stated, and Conner's eyes narrowed.
"What now?" he muttered.
"Don't start," she quipped. "C'mon, you've got to see this. He's reformed."
She led them to a lower spot in the bleachers were Trent sat, staring downwards.
"Yeah, sure," Conner scoffed, but stopped when she glared at him.
"Really?" Kaylee asked, trying to lighten the mood. As they stepped closer, she reached out to poke him, and he looked up. "Trent, are you in there?"
"Hey," he smiled, standing up. "It's really me."
"One of Mesogog's monster attacks backfired," Kira stated.
"I think it released the Dino Gem's hold," Trent added.
"That doesn't make a whole lot of sense," Ethan frowned.
"It smells like bullshit to me," Conner muttered, before having his foot stepped on by Green and Yellow Rangers.
"Guys, look," Trent sighed. "I'm really sorry for everything I've done to you. You gotta believe it wasn't me. The Gem…it just took control…I couldn't do anything against it."
"See?" Kira whispered, looking up at the Red Ranger, but his unconvinced glare didn't falter for a second, so she rolled her eyes, sighing.
"If there's anything I can do to make it up to you…," Trent offered.
"How about returning our Zords, for starters?" Ethan suggested.
"Oh, yay! I want my orange buddy back!" Kaylee grinned, only to have a small growl come out of her Dino Gem. "Don't worry, Ducky Jr, you're still my favorite."
"Is she…?" Trent trailed off, and the others nodded. He chuckled, shaking his head and looking back to the other three. "Right, well. Meet me in the warehouse district this afternoon. I'll give you back your Zords, and I might have a little peace offering as well."
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That afternoon, Trent sat on a box in a warehouse, beside something covered in a large white sheet. The Rangers arrived moments later, on their Raptor Cycles, already all morphed. Sitting on the Cycle behind Conner, was the Black Ranger.
Smiling, Trent waved. "Hey! Over here!"
Dismounting, they walked to meet him in the middle of the warehouse room.
"Hope you don't mind," Tommy stated. "I tagged along just in case."
"Dr. Oliver. You're okay."
"More or less."
"I hate to get right to the point," Ethan stepped up. "But I don't see any Zords around."
"Orange buddy?" Kaylee frowned, looking around.
"I thought we'd start with the peace offering I promised first," Trent stated, walking over to the sheet. He pulled on it, and it slipped away, revealing the Black Dino ATV.
"Whoa," Tommy breathed.
"Sweet!" the other Rangers agreed.
"I figured you guys could use the help against Mesogog," Trent pointed out. "Who wants to try it out first?"
"Make way!" Ethan announced, before Kaylee placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Ethan, it's Black," Kaylee giggled. "Not really your color."
"Oh, man," he sighed, and Tommy stepped forward happily, walking up to the ATV. He climbed on as Trent watched.
"Good work," he nodded appreciatively. "12-stroke engine?"
"Yeah, sure is," Trent replied, making Tommy look up.
"They don't make 12-stroke engines, Trent."
"Yeah, Mesogog doesn't make monsters that turn people good, either," he smirked evilly, leaping over the ATV and kicking it into gear. It shot forward and the other Rangers jumped out of the way as the Black Dino ATV went ploughing through some boxes and out the doors.
"Dr. O!" the Rangers shouted, and Kira turned to look at Trent.
"Trent…you…you lied," she breathed, and he shrugged.
"Course I did, it's all part of the survival of the fittest, Yellow Ranger," he laughed, using a term of utter distancing and coldness that made her cringe and tremble with both anger and sadness.
"You'll pay for this," Conner vowed, stepping in front of her. Grinning evilly, Trent stuck two fingers in his mouth and whistled. A White Dino ATV appeared from another part of the warehouse.
"Later, suckers," he stated before leaping into the air, morphing as he did, and getting onto the ATV. He revved the engine and took off after the Black Ranger. As the Rangers turned to follow, Insectolite and a crowd of Tyrannodrones appeared through a flash of purple, in their path.
"Not so fast!" the monster cackled. "You're not going anywhere!"
"Try and stop us!" Conner glared. "Come on, guys!"
He, Kaylee and Ethan ran back to their Raptor Cycles, but Kira was unable to move.
"Kira!" Kaylee called. "C'mon, we gotta get outta here and go after him! Kira?"
"We'll have Hayley call her Cycle over the computer later," Conner stated, revving up his engine, and the other two frowned. "C'mon, we don't have much time!"
He sped towards the crowd, both Blue and Green on his tail, and as he whizzed past Kira, he grabbed the absent Yellow Ranger, swinging her onto the bike behind him. All three bikes fired off lasers, shooting at the Tyrannodrones.
"Fire!" Insectolite roared, and lasers shot towards Kaylee and Ethan. The latter crashed into a parked car, being thrown from his Cycle in the process. Kaylee on the other hand fell off, and her Cycle crashed into some boxes.
Leaping over some boxes, Conner went to fire his Cycle laser at Insectolite but the bug monster got there first, sending a blast towards him. Snapping out of her state, Kira reacted just soon enough, grabbing Conner and leaping off the Cycle, rolling to the ground below. The red cycle continued on, crashing into some barrels.
"Guys!" Ethan called, and he and Kaylee stumbled over to them.
"You two alright?" Kaylee inquired.
"Yeah," Conner nodded before looking at Kira. "Thanks."
"Is that all you got?" Insectolite shouted, and the Rangers stood together, facing him.
"Super Dino Mode!" they yelled, and their uniforms shifted with power.
"Super what?" Insectolite questioned.
"Super Dino Mode," Kaylee replied. "S-U-P-E-R-D-I-N-O-M-O-D-E! See, that wasn't so hard, was it?"
"Giving spelling lessons to monsters now, Kayl?" Ethan chuckled.
"I'm that good," she giggled.
They then took off towards the monster and the Tyrannodrones, who met them halfway. As Kaylee, Ethan and a slightly absent Kira took on the horde of Tyrannodrones, Conner kicked away at Insectolite.
"Tyranno Power!" he yelled, leaping through the air, where he dodged a bunch of lasers from the monsters. He dodged, landing to one side. "Nice try, crazy freak!"
Meanwhile, Ethan grabbed onto two monsters at once, swinging them forward into a pack of barrels. A little ways away, Kira and Kaylee somersaulted side-by-side onto a box, where they turned and kicked three following Tyrannodrones in the faces.
When Insectolite jumped away and Tyrannodrones replaced him, Conner easily kicked them away, and he, along with the other three Rangers, turned to face Insectolite.
"Your bikes are history!" it yelled, and Kaylee had half a mind to smartly remark that Kira's was still intact, but decided against it. "We're through here, bye!"
Just then, Dr. O came flying through the open doors on the ATV, shooting at Insectolite. He came skidding to a stop in front of the four Rangers, getting off the ATV.
"Talk about a wild ride!" he chuckled.
"Well, at least you're okay," Ethan pointed out as they looked towards Insectolite.
"Later days!" it yelled, before disappearing in a flash of purple. In his place arrived the White Ranger, on his White Dino ATV.
"See my friends have been keeping you busy," he chuckled, before climbing off and glancing at the three Raptor Cycles strewn around the room. "Someone's been careless with their toys."
"You're making a mistake, Trent," Tommy stated. "Don't trust Mesogog."
"Who says I do?" he scoffed. "I got what I wanted. Good-bye Rangers."
He turned back to his ATV and Kaylee dared to speak up. "What about our Zords?"
"Say good-bye to them too," he laughed as he jumped onto his ATV.
"Trent, don't do this!" Kira pleaded one last time, before he turned and sped out of the warehouse, never looking back.
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Back at the Ranger Base, the Rangers stood around, still morphed but with their helmets off (well, except Tommy, who's still stuck). Hayley sat near, working at the computers.
"Can we go over this again?" Conner inquired. "Trent made a deal with Mesogog, pretending to let Insectolite turn him back into himself, and making one of us the bait to trick us into taking the rigged ATV?"
He'd been careful with using 'one of us' in his statement, but it still struck home hard for Kira, and she sighed heavily. "I'm such an idiot," she muttered. "I believed all the stuff he said, when he was really just feeding me more lies…again."
"Hey, don't feel bad," Conner stated, looking down at her with a sympathetic smile. "It could've happened to any of us."
"No, it couldn't. You've lost all faith in him, Ethan's distrustful, Kaylee just isn't that stupid and Dr. O's hard to get to," she groaned. "I'm the only one that's truly an easy target because I…I still believe in him…"
"It's like Dr. O said, he wouldn't be here if his friends had all given up on him," Conner told her, ignoring the selfish voice in his mind that told him to push her farther, to make her hate Trent and give up once and for all, so that she wouldn't think of him anymore. "As long as there's someone holding out for him, things might change."
"I thought…I thought you said it was stupid to try?" she sniffled, frowning.
"Yeah well…whatever floats your boat," he coughed a little shyly, looking away. "Just, don't feel bad about it anymore, alright?"
"Okay," she smiled slightly, nodding. Taking a deep breath, she looked at the others. "So, he made a deal with Mesogog. That's a new low."
"And risky," Ethan added. "Trent was supposed to beat us. Mesogog's not gonna be happy."
"Lighting the candle at both ends, the White Ranger's bound to get burned," Tommy stated.
"Let him," Kaylee grinned, wrapping a protective arm around Kira. "No one messes with my friend and gets away with it!"
"And I think I know how to get the fire going," Hayley pointed out, turning away from the computers to look at them. "The ray used by Insectolite destroyed your energy shields. I bet if you could get that creep to aim his energy-buster at the Zords…"
"We could break through Trent's shield around them," Kira finished.
When Hayley nodded, Kaylee pumped her fists into the air. "Orange buddy!"
"Okay, small problem," Ethan began, and Kaylee's arms fell at her sides. "How is Trent gonna feel about all this?"
"Fun killer," the blonde whispered.
"Every trap needs its bait," Hayley stated.
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Walking around the warehouse district again, the Rangers had returned their helmets to their heads as they wandered.
"Trent!" Kira called. "Where are you?"
"We gotta talk to you!" Kaylee added.
"You made a deal with Mesogog, now it's time you made one with us," Tommy stated.
Appearing from out of nowhere, the morphed White Ranger ran towards them in super speed, attacking with his Drago Sword. They were all knocked away, but Conner leapt to his feet right after, locking himself in a fight with Trent.
Dodging Trent's sword, he kicked him in the gut, before managing to grab a hold of his wrist. Both boys struggled a moment.
"You wanted to see me?" the White Ranger inquired.
"We wanted to make a little deal of our own!" Conner stated.
"I don't make deals with posers," he scoffed, and Conner glared.
"Take that back!" he barked, letting go of Trent's wrist as they broke into a fight again.
Conner ducked to avoid a blow from Trent, and the latter used the Red Ranger's shoulders as a springboard to leap into the air. He landed on a high wall, looking down.
"You just won't learn, will you?" Trent smirked.
"Learn what?" Conner frowned as the others came up beside him.
"The White Ranger always wins," Trent grinned before raising his Drago Sword and disappearing in a flash of white.
"For starters, it's getting really annoying that all the bad guys are stealing my teleporting thing," Kaylee muttered. "And, um, also, doesn't winning mean your opponents are down for the count?"
As the others shrugged, Dr. O's communicator beeps and he raised it to speak. "Go."
"It's working," Hayley confirmed. "The monster is back, on the other side of the warehouse."
"Got it," Tommy nodded, before the Rangers ran off to find Insectolite, looking around.
"There he is!" Conner exclaimed.
As Insectolite turned, Kira tapped the Red Ranger on the arm. "Great way of being stealthy, Jockboy," she laughed and he shrugged sheepishly.
"Out of my way!" the monster yelled. "I've been sent to get the white one!"
As they rushed forward, they attempted to attack separately, but failed miserably. So, together, Kaylee and Ethan ran forward, kicking him equally and it caused him to be knocked backwards, falling to the ground.
It rolled, getting up again as the Rangers drew their Thundermax Sabers. This didn't do anything as Insectolite blasted them off their feet with lasers. Frustrated, Tommy got to his feet and drew his Brachio Staff.
"Energy Orb!" he shouted, and he swung his Brachio Staff in a circle, creating his energy orb before firing it at the creature, who staggered back.
Conner, Ethan, Kaylee and Kira jumped up, coming close.
"Let's help him out, guys!" Conner stated. "Tyranno Staff!"
"Ptera Grips!"
"Spino Whip!"
"Tricera Shield!"
Kira leapt into the air, hitting Insectolite as she flew past him.
Conner then slammed the end of the Tyranno Staff into the ground, grabbing it and kicking Insectolite as he spun around on it.
Ethan was next, stabbing Insectolite with his Tricera Shield and spinning him around in the air.
Kaylee was last, flicking her Whip forward, where it wrapped around the creature's middle and pulled him away from Ethan. She threw him up into the air and he soared into a wall.
"That got him," she grinned, seeing that the monster wasn't moving to get up.
"Yeah," Tommy nodded, walking over. "Help me load him up."
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Trent sat on his White Dino ATV, looking up at the trapped Zords through the dim light filtering through the forest from the sunset. "Looks like your friends are trying to save you," he snickered. "Fools."
As the Zords roared, the Rangers rode through the woods nearby on their Raptor Riders. Attached to the back of the Black Dino ATV was Insectolite, yelling and screaming to be free.
"Hang on, Orange buddy!" Kaylee called as they pushed their Raptor Riders faster.
"We'll never make it!" Ethan groaned, and Kaylee shot him a glare through her helmet.
"We have to," Tommy stated, and moments later their Raptor Riders and his ATV pulled to a stop as they finally reached the Zords. They dismounted and he walked over to their prisoner.
"No!" Insectolite yelled. "Let me go!"
"This is your cue, Insectolite." He grabbed the monster, dragging him off the ATV and pushing him towards their trapped Zords. "Go on, do it."
Insectolite readied its lasers, only to be blasted in the back by one. The Black Ranger turned to see the White Ranger standing near, holding his Drago Sword. "You're too late."
"Oh, man."
"See ya," he stated, pointing to the Zords as he walked away and a huge explosion went off.
"Come on!" Conner called and all five Rangers stumbled over to where the explosion took place.
"Oh no!" Kira gasped, seeing that it was where their Zords had been. Smoke billowed out from the now empty barrels, and their breaths caught in their throats.
"Wait!" Kaylee grinned as two large shapes lumbered forward, and she patted Kira on the shoulder excitedly. "Look! Look! Look!"
"They survived," Ethan nodded happily, but then the Rangers stumbled as the ground shook.
Frowning, the Rangers looked up to see the Dino Stegazord stomping towards them. "Dino Zords," the White Ranger barked. "Attack!"
Suddenly, against all odds, the Cephalazord and Ankylozord jumped back and joined with the Dino Stegazord. The excitement the Rangers had felt left them in a flash.
"Our Zords," Conner growled, clenching his fists. "He did it again! Just like the Stegozord!"
"Another trick," Kira muttered sadly.
"I thought they would make a nice addition to my collection," the White Ranger bellowed. "The starfish device was just to re-program them to obey me."
"You suck!" Kaylee yelled loudly.
"And you're not gonna get away with this," Tommy added, bringing up his morpher. "Brachio!"
His Zord lumbered through the woods towards them, depositing the Tyrannozord, Pterazord, Spinozord and Tricerazord. The four corresponding Rangers left his side to merge with their Zords and then create the Thundersaurus Megazord.
"Let's make him pay," Conner stated, and his team nodded.
"You can't afford it," Trent chuckled, before punching the Megazord with the Cephalazord arm. Inside the Thundersaurus cockpit, sparks flew and electricity fizzed all over the walls. "Ankylozord! Drill Tail!"
Sustaining another attack, the Megazord fell to the ground, smoking slightly. "With Orange buddy and the other guy, he's too powerful!" Kaylee pouted.
"Now you're beginning to get it," he laughed maniacally. "Why don't you just surrender the rest of your Zords to me?"
"If you think we'd to that," Conner scoffed. "You're crazier than I thought."
"Then I'll take them."
The Dino Stegazord marched forward, raising the Ankylozord Drill again while the Rangers yelled for him to stop, to see reason. Before he could land the hit, something slammed into him from behind and the White Ranger's creation was knocked off-balance.
Insectolite, now giant-sized, laughed. "I'm back! And the master says he don't like being double crossed!"
"Out of my way, insect," Trent growled, powering up a huge attack from his Dino Stegazord. It ripped through the creature, and Insectolite fell to the ground, destroyed in one blow.
"What?" the Rangers watched in awe.
"Another day, Rangers," Trent stated, before he and his Dino Stegazord disappeared.
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Back at the Dino Lab, Kaylee and Ethan sat against the front of the Black Dino ATV, slumped over, while Conner and Kira sat behind them, the Red Ranger trying unsuccessfully to cheer up the Yellow Ranger. Tommy, meanwhile, paced nearby.
"Trent has gone some nerve," Kaylee muttered. "He took Orange buddy!"
"Yeah, I mean, why couldn't he just give up?" Ethan groaned.
"Good thing I never give up," Hayley stated, walking up to them and getting their attention. She pointed at Green, Blue and Red Rangers. "Your bikes are fixed, and Kira's, yours has been brought back."
"Awesome," Ethan grinned.
"You're the bestest!" Kaylee agreed.
"Just don't do it again, okay?" the redhead asked. "And, as an added bonus, I reprogrammed the ATV. It should come in handy."
At this, Tommy turned to face them. "We're going to need all the help we can get," he sighed. "If Trent and Mesogog team up for good, we're going to have a real battle on our hands."
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Frustrated and growling, Mesogog sat in his chair, with Zeltrax and Elsa standing in front of him.
"Why must you continue to fail at bringing me the White Ranger?"
"My lord," Elsa began. "You yourself have experimented on the White Gem. It's powers are unfathomable."
"Excuse after excuse!" he snapped. "Now get out of my sight. I need time to think without your sniveling incompetence distracting me."
"Yes, My lord," Zeltrax nodded, and he and Elsa left the room. Once the doors closed behind them, Mesogog stood up, walking across the room. He raised one scaly hand to his face, to see it glowing a pale purple.
"No," he hissed. "No!"
His body was suddenly covered in purple light, which flashed orange, and then purple again. As it did, flashes of Anton Mercer appeared. "Control it!"
The light flashed orange, and the dino-monster was transformed into Anton Mercer. "Before he controls me," he stated, straightening his tie and walking out.
As the doors closed behind him, Trent appeared out of the wall against which he had concealed himself with his chameleon powers. Laughing evilly, he walked away.
I'm leaving you with an author's note this time to tell you that all the fans, whether you review or not, are AWESOME!! You really are what keeps me writing, because I'm glad to give you something to be happy and/or excited about. :) And me and Lily Hanson, the creator of Kaylee, are so glad you all love our Green Ranger!
Also, in response to Tierra's review, the reason Lily Hanson's "Ninja Storm: Redone" and my story are so closely done to the script of the episodes, is because we either managed to snag transcripts of the episodes from Rangerwiki, or if there weren't any there, we went through the long and arduous process that was playing the episode on youtube, pausing a few sentences in, writing down what was said, and starting all over again! ;)