Hey Aqua here ;) Yay! I finally updated! Oh my gosh, it has been a crazy couple of months! The teaser trailer for Power Rangers came out a few weeks ago, and DAMN I'm still reeling from it! I still haven't decided how I feel about it or the way they're going with the story yet, but despite that, I'm still going to go see it :) March 24th mark your calendars people! Cuz that's our day! XD

Oh and mark November 18th that's when Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon comes out. I'm totally getting Moon :)

Well let's get on with the show ^_^

Chapter 21: Fighting Spirit

"Sup Hayley," Ethan greeted as they walked into the lab. "Where's Dr. O?" he asked, looking around before remembering what had occurred just two days ago. They had attempted to demorph the Black Ranger with a container of strange slime. However, the ending result proved only to make the situation worse as he was turned completely invisible.

"Yeah. But not like we'd be able to see him even if he was here," Demi grinned.

"Hey guys!" they turned around to see gym equipment moving seemingly be itself.

"I'll never get used to that," Kira commented, and the others chuckled.

"Hey, Dr. O…no offense, but what's the point of building up biceps, if nobody's gonna see them?" Conner asked, an eyebrow raised. He winced as Kaitlyn elbowed him in the side. There was a loud clang as Dr. Oliver ended his workout.

"That's why I called you here," he told them. "Hayley finally found a way to bring me back to normal," a towel floated into the air, and moved closer to them.

"That's great," Kira smiled.

"Yeah, what are we waiting for? Let's do it," Kaitlyn beamed brightly.

"Hold on everybody," Hayley spoke up, looking a little irritated as she walked past them. "Tommy, I told you, I think the re-moleculiser may make you visible again, but I haven't found a power source strong enough for it yet," she told him, frowning. The five teen's smiles dropped as they exchanged raised eyebrows. It appeared that the discussion hadn't been fully resolved.

"I've been thinking about that," a black box then floated over to Hayley. "Maybe we should use this," Dr. Oliver suggested. Frowning, the red head took the box and opened it, her eyes went wide as she saw the Black Dino Gem sitting inside.

"No way! Forget it!" Hayley told him sharply.

"We gotta try something," Dr. Oliver said, his voice held slight desperation. "My Dino Gem is the most powerful source of energy we have," he pointed out.

"Powerful being the operative word!" Hayley hissed. "I have no idea how your body will react to it. It's way too risky!" she shook her head stubbornly.

"Hayley…we don't have a choice," the Black Ranger reminded her softly. Hayley let out a defeated sigh. She knew there was no changing her friend's mind.

"Ok Hayley, I'm ready," it was a little while later, Dr. Oliver was lying on top of a table as the five Rangers helped prepare the machine. Still looking pretty upset, Hayley threw a sheet over him.

"For the record, I still think this is a bad idea," she told the invisible teacher.

"And for the record, I agree with Hayley," Kira spoke up, her eyes filled with worry.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine," Dr. Oliver assured them, but it failed to do so.

"See you soon Dr. O…" Ethan gulped as he and Demi carefully placed the patches that would help make him visible again onto him.

"Literally, I hope," Demi added, smiling weakly.

"Ok…" Hayley placed the container that contained Dino Gem into the machine. She gave a quick glance at Tommy, who voiced that he was ready to go. With a deep breath, she activated the machine as the six Rangers stood back.

"Initiating sequence," Hayley activated it, and Dr. Oliver let out a groan as his breathing quickened. The machine let out a bang, and began to smoke. "It's overloading!" Hayley yelled out in horror, before there was another loud bang and

"What's it doing to him?" Kaitlyn asked, clinging to Conner tightly as they all watched their thrashing science teacher.

"The energy attenuator has shut down! He's receiving full current!" the machine exploded, making everyone jump and Hayley quickly turned the machine off. However, there was another explosion, and when Hayley checked on the Dino Gem, it was spilt into three pieces. "His Dino Gem's destroyed," she told the Rangers, before Dr. Oliver reappeared and they all ran over to the unconscious man. "Tommy? Tommy, can you hear me?" Hayley asked, but much to their horror, he remained unresponsive.

With no other choices left, Hayley and the Rangers brought Dr. Oliver to the hospital.

"What's wrong with him, doctor?" Hayley asked as the doctor approached them, a clipboard in hand, before sighing.

"I have no idea, Hayley," the doctor answered. "his vitals are stable, but his brain patterns are wildly erratic," he explained to the group.

"Can you get him out of it?" Demi asked. Though Hayley suggested that she and Kaitlyn stay behind for safety reasons, the pair firmly told the genius that they weren't going to let the fear of exposure stop them from being there for Dr. Oliver.

"We're trying, but he's not responding to anything," the doctor shrugged.

"He's going to snap out of this, isn't he?" Kaitlyn asked, Conner's arm wrapped around her tightly. Despite ignoring the chance of being exposed, the blonde mermaid still felt extremely uneasy.

"Look, I'm not going to lie to you. The longer he stays like this…the more at risk he is," he told them gently.

"Thanks, Dr. Walsh," Kira smiled weakly.

"Your friend is going to get the best care possible," the doctor promised, and left. The room fell into a grim silence as the six stared at the unconscious Black Ranger, horrified that the attempt at returning him back to normal went so terribly wrong.

"Breaking news!" everyone jumped and looked up at the TV as a news report showed a monster attacking the city. "The city is under attack by a terrifying creature! Citizens are advised to stay indoors until further notice,"

"Of all the times for Mesogog to send a damn monster," Demi growled.

"I'll stay with him," Hayley said.

"We'll be back as soon as we can!" Conner told her, and he and the other Ranger ran off to face the latest monster.

Crowds of people ran away screaming in terror as Terrorsaurus cackled with laughter, before he was blasted by the laser fire from Conner and Kaitlyn's Raptor Cycles.

"At last!" he growled. "just who I wanted to see," the monster smirked, before firing a blast of energy from his horn at the Red and Silver Rangers, who cried out as their bikes flew through the air.

"Tyranno Staff!"

"Plesio Bow!" calling on their weapons, Conner and Kaitlyn leapt off their bikes and took on the white dinosaur monster together.

"Mesogog must be really desperate," Kaitlyn commented, dodging a kick. "because I've never seen a monster this ugly before," she taunted, then let out a cry as Terrorsaurus blasted her with more energy, knocking her flying to the ground.

"Kaitlyn!" Conner rushed over to his girlfriend as she slowly pushed herself to sit up. "you ok?" he asked, and the mermaid nodded.

"More or less," she mumbled as he helped her to her feet. "That guy packs a serious punch," she told him.

"Fire lasers!" Ethan, Kira, and Demi appeared on their bikes past them, but it didn't do any damage to him at all. Kaitlyn and Conner ran at him again, however he blasted them back to the ground before the other three ran to fight him, however, they were blasted to the ground as well.

"Fire!" Trent flew on his ATV and blasted Terrorsaurus, who staggered backwards. The monster quickly recovered and blasted him, knocking the White Ranger off his ATV.

"Trent!" Kira cried out as Trent's suit shattered, crying out as his morpher sparked. The monster cackled with laughter, and blasted Ethan off his feet.

"This guy's going down!" Demi pulled out her weapon and ran at Terrorsaurus, only to be easily overwhelmed by him. He blasted her to the ground, where she demorphed and her morpher sparked.

"Demi!" Kaitlyn yelled, then fixated a glare onto the monster. "you're so going to pay for that!" she growled, and she, along with Conner and Kira ran towards him, the monster turned around and blasted them with the energy from his horn.

"This is too easy!" he laughed. Like the other two, their suits shattered and their morphers started to spark.

"Hovercraft Cycle!" Ethan called on his hover bike.

"Bring it!" Terrorsaurus roared. Ethan raced towards him, changing the form to hover mode. He flew through the air and fired an attack against him.

"Back off freak!" The Blue Ranger darted through the air, but the monster leapt onto the back of the bike and attacked, throwing him off and to the ground, where he demorphed.

"Ethan!" the six ran over and helped their fallen friend up. "This guy has worked my last nerve!" Conner growled.

"Then I say we show this freak some real Dino power," Kaitlyn glared at the monster.

"Ready?"

"White Ranger, Dino Power!"

"Dino Thunder Power Up, ha!" they all attempted to morph, however, nothing happened.

"Huh? Why isn't it working?" Demi blinked as she pressed it frantically.

"What's going on?" Conner asked, glancing at his friends.

"That thing fried our morphing energy!" Ethan realized in horror.

"Not so tough, are you?" Terrorsaurus taunted mockingly, before leaping into the air and flying away.

"He's gone!" Conner groaned.

"Now what are we—"

"Hey guys!" they all turned around quickly as Cassidy and Devin came rushing towards them. "Oh my goodness, what happened to you guys?" Cassidy stared at their dirty and beaten appearances.

"Things are a bit fuzzy, but I'd say a giant monster attack," Kira shrugged.

"Didn't the Power Rangers come to help you out?" Cassidy frowned, looking confused.

"No, I guess they couldn't make it," Trent chuckled weakly.

"Yeah, no Power Rangers anywhere near here," Conner spoke up.

"That's really weird…they normally show up when anyone needs them," Devin commented, looking just as confused. Conner quickly took Kaitlyn's hand into his as he saw the tears slowly welling up in his girlfriend's eyes. She shot him a weak yet grateful smile.

"Well, maybe they're at the laundromat, washing those shiny suits," Kira nodded, and Demi couldn't help but snort as the pair exchanged a very confused look.

Knowing there wasn't much they could do at the moment, the Rangers quickly returned to the hospital.

"Any news doctor? Is there anything you can tell us?" Hayley asked, watching as Dr. Walsh examined the monitors that were hooked up to the still comatose Black Ranger.

"I'm sorry Hayley," after a moment, Dr. Walsh turned around to face her, shaking his head. "no change," he apologized, giving a weak smile before leaving the room again.

"I wish there was something we could do," Kira mumbled. "I feel completely helpless," she sighed.

"Dr. Oliver's pretty tough Kira," Conner told her, wearing a small reassuring smile. "I mean, he gave me a C- minus on my term paper," he grinned, and everyone managed to crack a smile.

"He was being generous," Demi giggled, making the others chuckle lightly as Kaitlyn leaned into the Red Ranger, smiling softly.

"Breaking news! The creature is back!" the light-hearted moment was shattered as the TV showed that the monster had returned.

"I had a feeling he'd be back," Ethan grumbled.

"And there's nothing we can do about it," Trent muttered bitterly.

"Where are the Power Rangers?" the reporter asked. After a moment of tense silence, Kaitlyn started to head for the door, and everyone blinked at her.

"Where are you going?" Hayley frowned, and Kaitlyn stopped at the doorway and turned to look at them.

"To take care of that freak, what else," her words made the others gape at her.

"Kaitlyn, we don't have our powers anymore," Demi reminded her. "going out there is suicide!" she told her, and the Silver Ranger clenched her fist tightly.

"I don't care," she snapped, taking everyone by surprise. "I swore to protect this city, and I'm damn well going to do it, Ranger powers or not," she told them, and they'd glanced at each other.

"Again, I ask, where are the Power Rangers," everyone turned their attention back to the TV as people ran away screaming in terror.

"That's it!" Conner growled. "Kaitlyn's right. You guys can stay here and watch this, but I can't," Kaitlyn shot her boyfriend a bright smile as he headed for the door.

"Hold up!" Ethan followed him.

"We're coming too," Demi agreed as she and the other two followed close behind.

"Wait! You don't stand a chance without your powers!" Hayley called after them.

"That wouldn't stop Dr. O! And it's not going to stop us either," Ethan called back, and the six left the room to face the monster.

A burst of red lightning flashed in the rock quarry as Terrorsaurus appeared, cackling as the six Rangers ran towards him.

"Alright freak, we're gonna stop you, right here and now!" Conner shouted at the monster.

"Tough talk from a bunch of powerless Rangers!" Terrorsaurus mocked them. They shot forwards, dodging the blasts that he fired at them. but, one managed to hit the ground in front of them, and knocked the six down. "You're through!" he laughed at them. They quickly pushed themselves up and attacked. However, their punches and kicks just bounced off Terrorsaurus's armor. "This is pathetic!" he growled, growing fed up.

"That does it," Demi pushed herself up, started to glow with her aura. "Call to the beast inside! Bring out the Snow-Leopard!" she yelled, and the purple Snow Leopard ran at Terrorsaurus, managing to knock the monster back a little. He quickly retaliated by firing a blast of energy at the ground surrounding her, Demi cried out as her back slammed onto the ground.

"It's over!" Terrorsaurus declared as they tried to push themselves up, before a familiar figure knocked him to the ground.

"Dr. O!" Conner yelled happily as he saw their science teacher.

"I knew he'd pull through," Kaitlyn beamed as they managed to get to their feet and grinned at the conscious Black Ranger.

"You're alive!" Kira smiled brightly.

"Not for long!" Terrorsaurus snarled, and Dr. Oliver looked back at him, his grin gone. He quickly summoned his morpher, and grabbed the key.

"Dino Thunder Power Up!" he morphed into his black and gold suit. "Brachio Power!"

"Big deal!" Terrorsaurus scoffed, before he fired a blast, which Dr. Oliver easily dodged and kicked him back again.

"Super Dino Mode!" Dr. Oliver yelled, and his suit changed. The gold spikes along his suit grew as the familiar power boost took over.

"Woah, when did he get Super Dino powers?" Conner laughed.

"I don't know, but he seriously couldn't have picked a better time to bring them out," Demi grinned. Terrorsaurus attempted to blast the Black Ranger again, he dodged and leapt at him. He attacked from up close, easily overpowering Terrorsaurus. He then grabbed the monster, and tossed him into the side of the cliff.

"Brachio Staff! Energy Orb, now!" he quickly pulled out his weapon, and summoning a powerful attack, he destroyed the monster. A strange white crystal flew through and shattered when it made smashed against the ground. Six colored lights flew from it, and returned to the Ranger's bracelets, making the teens smile excitedly as they examined them.

"Sweet, we got our powers back!" Ethan beamed.

"Dr. O!"

"Ok, what was that about?" Conner asked, as they ran over to the visible and conscious science teacher.

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you," Dr. Oliver told them. Kaitlyn and Demi exchanged a confused look, but as Demi went to ask to "try them", a loud voice boomed overhead.

"You didn't think I'd give up that easily, did you?" Terrorsaurus roared as he towered over them.

"Think you four can finish this guy?" Dr. Oliver asked, looking at Conner, Ethan, Kira, and Kaitlyn.

"Totally," Conner nodded as they called on their morphers.

"Dino Thunder Power Up, ha!" they quickly transformed, and formed the Megazord. However, as they ran at him, he fired a powerful blast, knocking them to the ground.

"If Dr. Oliver can win his fight, so can we!" Kira called at her friends.

"You're right Kira," Ethan nodded.

"Let's give it everything we've got!" Conner called. "Super Dino Mode!" they called on the familiar power boost and boosted the Megazord as well. "Dino Drill! Full Power!" They shot through the air and destroyed Terrorsaurus.

"Ok…let me get this straight," everyone had returned to the lab to hear Dr. Oliver's explanation of how he snapped out of his coma. As soon as he was done, the teenagers couldn't help but bombard him with questions. "Three of your old Ranger powers came to you in a dream?"

"And you had to fight them to get your life back?"

"This is awesome!"

"Woah guys, take it easy, the man just got out of a coma," Kaitlyn giggled, though she had to admit it herself, the story was beyond amazing.

"Guys," Dr. Oliver laughed. "I just want to thank you guys from the bottom of my heart, for hanging in with me through all this," he told them as the six fell silent. "For hanging in there with me, through all this. It was tough but you guys came through. It means a lot to me," he admitted, smiling gratefully.

"He's right. You should really be proud of yourselves," Hayley agreed. "especially you two," she smiled at Kaitlyn and Demi, making the mermaid blush brightly. When Conner sniffed, the others looked at him quickly.

"Are you crying?" Ethan laughed.

"No!" Conner lied quickly, his face growing bright red as the others laughed. "We're just really glad to have you back Dr. O!" he told him, attempting to change the subject.

"Leave him alone you guys," Kaitlyn told them, wrapping her arms and pressed her face against her boyfriend's chest. The Red Ranger relaxed a little. "Besides, I think it's adorable," she giggled, and Conner groaned as Dr. Oliver laughed, grateful to be back.

Well that's all she wrote folks ;)

Actually, this was supposed to be Disappearing Act, but i ran into a serious drought of inspiration for that one.

Well my lovelies, i must be off. Really hoped you enjoyed it ^_^

Aquaprincess3 signing out ;)