Chapter 26: House of Cards

Having shown up to school early, Kaitlyn and Kira chose to relax out on bench before class started. As Kira worked on a new song, Kaitlyn was busy finishing up an assignment.

"Oh, enchantment spell," the pair looked up from what they were doing as the peaceful silence was broken by Ethan, who was smirking. "Now your trolls are under my command," he told Devin.

"Hmm…" with a smile, Devin set down a card. "Counter spell bro, sorry," the Blue Ranger's smile dropped instantly. "Now they're released and can be set loose on your castle," Ethan looked at his next card.

"Magic arrow card," he placed it down in front of him. "Now my archers can get five of your warriors in one shot!"

"Not if my warriors are wearing enchanted armor, thanks very much," the pair were getting heated, growing louder with excitement over the game.

"This is completely lame," Cassidy finally spoke up with annoyance, having been staring at her reflection on a bench next to Kaitlyn and Kira.

"Cassidy, for once I actually agree with you on this one," Kira rolled her eyes, looking up from her notebook.

"Wow, you guys have actually made the impossible happen," Kaitlyn giggled, and the two girls frowned at her. She shrugged. "But they're right. Do you two have any idea how ridiculous the game you're playing is?" she told them, an eyebrow arched.

"You guys just don't understand cause you've never experienced Dragon Wars at its full potential," Ethan argued, frowning at them.

"Yeah," Devin agreed. "the intelligence and concentration that it takes to play this game is more than what most people comprehend," Devin told them, and Ethan nodded in agreement. Cassidy scoffed.

"Oh, really? So that's why my six year old brother is so into it," she deadpanned. Kira and Kaitlyn laughed.

"And guys, do you think it's really smart to be playing that out here?" Kaitlyn spoke up, frowning.

"Yeah, you two better hope Randall doesn't catch you guys," Kira pointed out. "It's against school rules to play cards," she told them.

"Dude, can we get back to the game?" Devin asked, ignoring the two girls. "I believe I was just about to charge your castle," he smirked at Ethan as he set down another card. The Blue Ranger looked insulted and glanced at his deck in his hand before freezing.

"No way," he breathed. "It can't be…" Devin arched an eyebrow at him.

"What? What is it?" he asked, his curiosity growing.

"Ruby Dragon card," Ethan showed the card, and Devin's eyes widened.

"No…no way," he breathed, his voice shook with awe and horror. "that's impossible!"

"Ooh, what's the Ruby Dragon Card?" Kira looked up again, unable to concentrate on her song.

"The rarest and most powerful card of them all," Ethan told her, looking like he was ready to burst with excitement. "Nothing can beat it!" he told them. Kira rolled her eyes, looking bored.

"No way man, I quit. Game over, you win!" Devin dropped his cards instantly. Ethan's smile widened.

"See?" he laughed.

"Hmm," the two boys froze as another voice spoke up. "You know, sometimes my job is just too easy," Kaitlyn glanced up as Randall walked over to them, looking almost a little too happy to catch the boys with their cards. Devin groaned, shutting his eyes.

"Principle Randall," Ethan looked up with a charming smile. "You look especially lovely today," he told her pleasantly.

"Mr. James, if your friend Mr. McKnight can't pull that off, what makes you think you can?" she asked, and both Kira and Kaitlyn had to hide their laughter.

"All right, well, then perhaps I can appeal to your sense of compassion," Ethan tried, looking up at her with big hopeful eyes.

"If I had one, maybe," Randall scoffed. "But I don't. So, give me the cards now," she ordered. Ethan sagged, looking horrified.

"But he just got the Ruby Dragon card!" Devin pleaded, and the Blue Ranger showed it to her quickly, nodding hopefully. Randal gasped, looking surprised.

"Oh well, you keep them then!" she told them with a light laugh.

"Really?" Falling for it, Ethan and Devin brightened. Kaitlyn shook her head in disbelief, wondering how the two boys could be so gullible.

"No," Randall's fake smile was gone as she held out her hand. "Hand them over," she ordered, and their smiles vanished. With dejected reluctance, they gave her the cards. "Now get to class," she instructed, looking at all of them.

"I can't believe it. I'll never find another one of those," Ethan whined as he got up, grabbing his backpack. Devin nodded in solemn agreement, and they all headed off to class.

"Should've listened to us," Kaitlyn told Ethan, who sighed in defeat.

"Ok, we've got Stegosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Brontosaurus," Dr. Oliver told the class as he stood in front of the board. "What are some of the other herbivories from that era?" he asked, looking around. When nobody volunteered an answer, he turned to Ethan. "Ethan, you should know this," he told him, but Ethan didn't respond. "Ethan, are you alright?" Dr. Oliver frowned at the young man. "Can somebody tell me what the problem is?" he sighed, looking at the other Rangers.

"He and Devin got caught playing Dragon Wars and Randall confiscated their cards," Kaitlyn replied, rolling her eyes.

"Dragon Wars?" Dr. Oliver repeated, frowning. "Isn't that a kid's game?" he asked, and everyone started laughing.

"Come on! It's a game strategy for all ages!" Ethan defended, finally reacting.

"Yeah keep telling yourself that," Kaitlyn rolled her eyes.

"Well, I hate to side with Randall on this, but you know you can't play cards at school," Dr. Oliver pointed out as Ethan frowned at Kaitlyn, who smirked back.

"Dr. O, she took the Ruby Dragon card!" Ethan told him desperately.

"Yeah, Dr. Oliver, it was brutal man," Devin nodded.

"Alright, look," Dr. Oliver sighed. "I'll talk to her after," he told them, and the Blue Ranger brightened up instantly. "Maybe I can get them back. But for now, can you guys please pay attention?" he asked.

"Hey, anything for you Dr. O," Ethan told him brightly.

"Uh what happened to you're supposed to follow the rules?" Kaitlyn whispered to Conner, who chuckled. Ethan shushed her with a frown.

"I still can't believe how dramatic Ethan's being over this whole stupid card thing," Kira spoke up as she walked through the hallways along with Kaitlyn, Conner, Trent, and Demi after school was over.

"Yeah, but do you guys think Dr. O's actually gonna get it back from Randall," Demi giggled.

"He could, we all know how much he enjoys her icy personality," Trent grinned.

"Maybe he's still trying to see if he can thaw out her heart," Kaitlyn giggled, and the others couldn't help but laugh as they walked out of the school, and froze, all of them staring out at the field.

"What the hell?" Demi blinked, her green eyes wide as Dr. Oliver and Randall battled it out on the grass.

"Ok…don't you think Dr. O's going just a little over the top to get Ethan's card back?" Kira demanded as they watched.

"Maybe he knows something we don't?" Trent suggested, his joking mood vanished.

"Like what?" Conner looked at the White Ranger.

"I don't know," Kaitlyn and Demi shared a look at Trent's quick words. He sounded a little too defensive by the simple question, and looked uneasy as he watched the two adults fighting. "There's gotta be a reason why he's fighting her!" he exclaimed.

"What's Dr. O doing? He's so gonna get fired!" Conner exclaimed.

"It's Elsa!" the five Rangers turned around to see Ethan as he ran up to them.

"What? you're saying that Randall's Elsa?" Kaitlyn demanded, before the principal flipped through the air, her appearance changed. Elsa landed, smirking as most of the students screamed and ran way in terror. "Well that answers that question," she gulped.

"See!" Ethan gestured towards the woman in black.

"Woah…that's something I so did not see coming," Demi commented, frowning.

"You fight well for a science teacher," Elsa told Dr. Oliver, who shrugged.

"You're not bad for a principal," the Black Ranger replied.

"Former principal," Elsa corrected him. "tell the school board I resign!" she declared, before escaping through an Invisiportal.

"Wait!" Ethan yelled out, and the others shot him bewildered looks. "Don't go…" he groaned in horror.

"'Don't go'?" Conner repeated as he looked down at the Blue Ranger in disbelief. "Are you kidding?" he demanded.

"She has the Ruby Dragon card!" Ethan reminded them.

"I can't believe we didn't figure it out!" Conner shook his head as the six Rangers walked out of the school grounds. "They look exactly the same, except one has glasses!" he pointed out.

"Hey, Clark Kent and Superman look the same, but nobody ever puts that together," Ethan shrugged.

"Good point," Conner agreed.

"Well, it does explain why she hated us more anyone else. But what I'm really confused about is the fact that she had so many opportunities all year to expose Dr. O, or any of us," Kaitlyn spoke up, frowning. "But she didn't…" she folded her arms.

"Let's just be grateful that she didn't," Conner took her hand and squeezed it gently. He knew what she was really bothered about, why didn't Elsa expose her and Demi as mermaids.

"I just can't believe she got the Ruby Dragon card…I have been looking for that card since I was a kid!" Ethan complained furiously.

"So, not long then," Demi teased, earning her a glare as the others snickered. "Come on Ethan, it's just a silly game. But let's just hope whatever Elsa decides to do with that card, it's something we can handle," the mermaid spoke seriously. The others fell silent, all of them worried about the fight they could possibly face.

"Maybe I can do something about it," Trent spoke up suddenly, and all of them turned to raise their eyebrows at the White Ranger.

"Like what?" Ethan frowned as they all stopped.

"I don't know. Maybe I can think of something," Trent stepped backward with a nervous laugh. "Just leave it to me," he hurried off, leaving his five friends very confused.

"Ok…what was that about?" Ethan looked at Kira.

"Hey, don't look at me," she spoke up quickly, looking defensive. "I can't figure him out any easier than you guys can," the Yellow Ranger told them.

"You sure about that?" Demi teased, and yelped when Kira hit her arm. "Ow! Was that really necessary?" she whined, rubbing her arm as the singer scowled. Kaitlyn covered her mouth to hide her smile, in fear she'd be hit next.

"Hey guys, we're still meeting later at the edge of Muir woods for training?" Dr. Oliver approached them, and they all nodded.

"So, Dr. O, any idea who the new principal's gonna be?" Kaitlyn asked curiously.

"That's a good question," Dr. Oliver sighed. "I'm going over to the school board to let them know right now," he told them.

"They might want to screen the next one a little better," Conner commented.

"Yeah, make sure they're not some psycho who's bent on world domination," Demi added.

"I'll let them know that. See ya," Dr. Oliver nodded, and headed off, and they called out their goodbyes as they turned to leave as well.

"I dunno, Dr. Oliver," Conner paused as the six Rangers stood in the woods, ready to start training. Trent still hadn't shown up, and they were starting to grow worried for the White Ranger. "I mean, he's been acting kinda weird lately, like there's something he's not telling us," the other four nodded in agreement.

"Well dude, you have to admit that Trent isn't exactly open about what's going on with him," Ethan pointed out.

"And what's with him going after the Ruby Dragon card?" Kira frowned, just as concerned.

"Yeah, there's definitely something he's not telling us," Kaitlyn folded her arms, frowning. "But why can't he just tell us? I mean we're supposed to be a team, right?" she mumbled, clutching her locket.

"He'll be here, he probably just got hung up at the cyber café," Dr. Oliver assured the worried Rangers. Hearing a growl, they turned around quickly to see a monster approaching them.

"Speaking of the Ruby Dragon card," Ethan growled as they stood together, facing the Dragon-like monster.

"Elsa didn't waste any time," Conner frowned.

"And if Trent went after the card…" Kira breathed, worried for the young man.

"He could be in major trouble," Demi finished as they got ready to fight.

"We'll find Trent later," Dr. Oliver told them. "Right now, we have more pressing things to deal with it," the five students nodded.

"Right," Conner nodded. "Ready?"

"Ready!"

"Dino Thunder, Power Up, Ha!" the six morphed. "Super Dino Mode!" they immediately called on the extra boost of power and launched at the Ruby Dragon. Conner tackled and hauled the monster into the air, slamming him into a tree, but he roared loudly, barely phased by the attack. The Ruby Dragon slashed Conner across the chest, making him cry out, before he turned on to the others. He blasted Kira and Ethan as Kaitlyn and Demi managed to dodge the attack.

"You're going down!" Demi called, and the pair ran at the Dragon. They managed to get a few strikes, before they were blasted to the ground, moaning. "Man, that hurt," she groaned as the others hurried to their sides.

"Ethan, if I ever catch you with a pack of cards at school again, your ass is mine," Kaitlyn warned the Blue Ranger as she was helped to her feet. Ethan raised his hands quickly. As they, along with Conner, Kira, and Demi, ran to attack the Ruby Dragon again, Dr. Oliver was tossed into them, and they all fell to the ground again.

"The Ruby Dragon always wins," the monster roared loudly, before he was blasted from behind. He whirled around to see who was responsible and found Trent, who was already morphed, riding up on his ATV.

"We'll see about that," the White Ranger told him. He pulled up to a stop and got off his bike, drawing his dagger. "I'll handle this freak myself," he told them. "if he's up for the challenge," he taunted the monster.

"Trent that's crazy!" Conner yelled at him in horror.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?!" Demi called.

"They're right, he's too strong to take on by yourself," Dr. Oliver told him quickly. All of them were shocked by the White Ranger's sudden recklessness.

"Trent, it's gonna take all of us to beat this guy!" Kaitlyn yelled.

"I know how to play his game," Trent assured them calmly.

"Speaking of games, why don't you tell your friends the truth?" the Ruby Dragon questioned. The others frowned, but Trent didn't move.

"I don't know what you're talking about," the White Ranger shrugged. "Now let's do this!" he charged towards the monster, and the two began to fight. They both managed to get in a few hits, but the Ruby Dragon was stronger. Trent was knocked to the ground, and he cried out in pain.

"Trent, are you ok?" Dr. Oliver called as they ran over to him. They helped the White Ranger get to his feet as the Ruby Dragon landed, laughing.

"Yeah," Trent nodded, scowling at the Dragon.

"I've got him!" Conner pulled out his blaster and pointed it at the monster, but Trent called for him to stop.

"Wait Conner! Let me take him!" He pleaded with the Red Ranger, who frowned.

"What is the matter with you?" Conner demanded. He couldn't understand what was making the White Ranger want to take on the Elsa's monster all by himself. "And what is he talking about?" the monster's words had them all confused. Before Trent could speak, lights shot down from above, and they were blasted off their feet.

"Now what?" Kaitlyn groaned as she looked up. Elsa, along with a group of Tyrannodrones, then appeared beside the Ruby Dragon. Demi groaned loudly.

"Oh great, this is all we need," the Purple Ranger complained as they pushed themselves to their feet.

"Attack!" Elsa barked, and they fought off the group of the monsters. Kaitlyn flipped to the side to take out several Tyrannodrones with a kick, and flipped back to dodge another.

"I heard you've been looking for me, Trent," Elsa smirked as she met the White Ranger with her sword in the middle. "Is there something that I can do for you?" she sneered as the others fought off the foot soldiers.

"How about go away forever!" Trent growled at her. Elsa then slashed him across the chest and sent the White Ranger flying to the ground.

"And what fun would that be, huh?" Elsa called to him as Conner, Kaitlyn, and Demi stood protectively in front of him. "Then I wouldn't get to see you reveal your big secret," she mocked.

"Secret? What secret?" Conner looked at the White Ranger.

"Trent, you can trust us," Kaitlyn insisted softly.

"Yeah, we're a team, remember?" Demi added, frowning.

"It's nothing," Trent told them quickly. "She's just trying to mess with us," he insisted, but the trio didn't look convinced.

"Then why don't you tell them," Elsa smirked.

"Why don't you go take a hike!" Kaitlyn called to her, a hand on her hip.

"Conner, can you take it from here?" Trent asked him hopefully.

"Yeah," Conner nodded. "Kira, Ethan, Kaitlyn, Demi, you guys ready?" he asked, and his friends nodded as they stood together. They called on their energy, and poured it into the shield, allowing him to access his Triassic mode. "Battlizer, engage!" Conner called on his Battlizer. "Cannon, power up!" he drew on the cannons that rested on his shoulders. "Battle blast!" he shot into the air and blasted the Tyrannodrones, destroying the foot soldiers instantly. Before he could move onto the Ruby Dragon, Elsa opened on an Invisiportal and the pair escaped through it.

"Nice one!" Trent ran over as they cheered Conner on.

"Trent, what was Elsa talking about?" Conner asked as they all looked at him. Trent fell quiet, staring down at the ground.

"If there's something you need to tell us, now's the time do it," Dr. Oliver told him, frowning.

"We're your friends," Kira spoke softly, worried about him. "Whatever it is Trent, it can't be that bad," she insisted. Trent just turned away.

"Trent, we're a team," Dr. Oliver sat at the computer, looking at the White Ranger as the five younger Rangers stood in the lab, worried for their friend. "We're doing something that takes the ultimate trust in each other," he said as Trent had his back to them.

"If you're holding back on us, how can we trust you out there in battle?" Conner demanded.

"Yeah Trent, if we can't trust each other, Mesogog wins," Kaitlyn added in, no-one noticed Trent flinch at the Silver Ranger's words. The White Ranger sighed, before finally looking at them.

"You're right," he told them. "Ok, look, this is how it is. I went to Mesogog's lab to get the card back," he admitted, and they gaped at him.

"You what?! By yourself?" Kira demanded furiously.

"I found an Invisiportal and it took me right there," Trent explained, not meeting their stares. "I was just trying to help you out Ethan, so I took shot!" he told them, avoiding the Yellow Ranger's eyes.

"That wasn't a real smart thing to do," Dr. Oliver sighed.

"Smart? It was downright stupid," Demi shook her head.

"Yeah, it was stupid," Trent agreed. "I got knocked out by that thing. I barely made it to help you guys," he told them, looking guilty.

"Dr. O, he was just being a good friend," Ethan spoke up, touched by the White Ranger's action. "Any of us would have done the same thing," he told the science teacher, who frowned at him.

"Well, none of you better in the future. That's all I can say," Dr. Oliver warned them, the anger in his tone told them how he felt.

"It won't happen again, I promise," Trent said.

"So, that's your big secret?" Kira frowned at him, and the young man was a quiet for a moment before nodding.

"Yeah," he said. They all watched cautiously, none of them quite convinced if it was truth or not. "Look, I gotta go. my head's still feeling foggy," the White Ranger sighed.

"Ok, get some rest," Dr. Oliver told him.

"See you guys later," Trent turned away to leave. But when he walked past the wall, Kaitlyn called out for him to stop. "What?" he asked, sounding tired.

"I know that wasn't your real secret," Trent looked up quickly to see Kaitlyn with her arms folded and frowning at him. When he went to respond, the blonde held up a hand. "just a word of advice from someone who's already kept a pretty big secret from this team, it'll only get worse for you the longer you keep it," the mermaid told him, and turned around to head back to the others, leaving a stunned White Ranger to ponder her words.

"Is something on your mind, Kira?" Dr. Oliver asked, noticing the Yellow Ranger's worried expression.

"I dunno…there's something that's not quite right about him," Kira admitted softly.

"He's had a good knock to the head," Conner smiled sympathetically at the singer. "I'd be feeling kinda spacey too," he told them, and earned four arched eyebrows. "I meant…more than usual," he mumbled, going red. Kaitlyn couldn't help but smile lightly as she slipped her hand into his. The computer alarm went off.

"Oh you've got to be kidding me," Demi groaned, as they saw the Ruby Dragon had returned.

"Let's go," Dr. Oliver told them as he rose up.

"What about Trent?" Conner asked him as they stood together.

"Let him get his head back together," Dr. Oliver decided. "We'll call him if it gets ugly," the five nodded. "Ready?"

"Ready!"

"Dino Thunder, Power Up, Ha!"

"Dino Power!"

"Back for more?" the monster called as he turned around to face the six Rangers, who were ready to fight. They ran at him, and were easily overwhelmed by his strength, and were blasted off their feet before they could recover.

"That was harsh!" Conner moaned.

"You're telling me," Kaitlyn groaned, gripping her shoulder that she was pretty sure was even more bruised then before. The Ruby Dragon just laughed at them.

"Ok," Ethan shot up to his feet. "This guy needs a little hover love," he decided. "Hovercraft Cycle!" Ethan called on his more powerful bike, and jumped on it. He sped towards the Ruby Dragon, and narrowly dodged the monster's attacks before leaping into the air. He blasted the monster, who cried out. "Aerial mode!" the bike switched into its hovercraft mode as it flew through the air. "After-burners!" he shot around, facing the Ruby Dragon. "Full throttle!" Ethan yelled, and easily overwhelmed the monster. When the Ruby Dragon got back to its feet, he was attacked from behind by Trent. The monster recovered quickly, and grabbed him.

"Trent, watch out!" Conner shouted. With a yell, Trent blasted the monster up close, making him roar in pain and stagger back. "Let's bust out the Z-Rex on this trading card phony!" Conner told his friends, and they combined their seven weapons.

"Z-Rex Blaster!"

"Nothing beats the Ruby Dragon!" the monster roared.

"Ready!"

"Aim!"

"Fire!" they destroyed the monster, and moments later dark clouds appeared and poured over what was left of the Ruby Dragon, causing him to grow.

"The game isn't over yet!" the monster yelled at them.

"It's Zord time!" Trent called on his two Zords.

"Brachio!" Dr. Oliver summoned the Brachio Zord, which held the five other Zords inside.

"Triassic Power!" Conner switched to Triassic mode. "Dr. O, think you can handle the Mastodon?" the Red Ranger asked, passing over the shield to their mentor.

"You've got it! Mastodon online!" Dr. Oliver took over the other Megazord. The three Megazords faced off the Dragon, who jumped into the air.

"Nice view!" he called, before blasting them.

"Dino Stego Zord, tail attack!" Trent's Megazord flipped through the air, but the Ruby Dragon easily deflected his attack and he crashed to the ground. "We've got to work together!" he yelled to his friends.

"He's right," Conner nodded.

"About time the bonehead got the idea," Demi commented. Lights shone from all the Megazords, and they blasted the Ruby Dragon, destroying him instantly.

"Dr. O, do you think you could maybe go a bit easier on the pop quizzes?" Demi complained as they walked through the hallway after school the next day.

"Demi, it wouldn't hurt if you'd studied a bit more," Dr. Oliver frowned at her. The mermaid went red as the others laughed. "Well, did you learn something from this, Ethan?" He turned to the Blue Ranger.

"Yeah, leave the card games at home," Ethan grinned at him.

"Dude, how about leaving them to the kids from now on," Conner quirked an eyebrow, and the others laughed.

"Yeah, seriously, you're way too smart for that," Kira told him, and Ethan rolled his eyes.

"You guys still don't get it," he sighed. "But hey, that's alright, I don't expect you to understand," he shrugged.

"Ouch," Kaitlyn giggled to Conner, who grinned.

"Hey Anton," Dr. Oliver called out, and the five teens stopped as Dr. Mercer stopped, Trent beside him. "How are you?" Dr. Oliver greeted his former co-worker.

"Tommy," Dr. Mercer shook his hand as Trent smiled at the others. Kaitlyn and Demi shared a smirk as they noticed his eyes stayed on Kira. "I'm fine. I hear you're looking for a new principle," he commented.

"Why? You interested?" Dr. Oliver asked curiously, and the younger Ranger's eyes widened in panic.

"Oh I'm sure Dr. Mercer's far too busy to run a school!" Kira spoke up quickly.

"Relax, everybody," Dr. Mercer grinned at them as Trent couldn't help but laugh. "She's right," he said, before a beeping echoed from his pocket. "Oh, see? Even as we speak," he reached to take out his phone, before something fell from his pocket. Everyone frowned as they looked down at the Ruby Dragon card. Ethan bent down and picked it up, looking up at the man.

"How did you get this?" Ethan asked curiously.

"Honestly, I don't know," Dr. Mercer admitted as he took it from him. "Trent, is this yours?" he asked, but the White Ranger shook his head.

"No," Trent gave a nervous laugh. "I don't know how it got there," he shrugged, before his father started to sway.

"Anton!" Dr. Oliver reached out for the man. "Are you alright?" he asked, and Dr. Mercer fell to his knees, turning away from them.

"I'm fine…just leave me alone," he pleaded weakly.

"We should get you some help," Dr. Oliver insisted.

"I'll go get the school nurse!" Kaitlyn decided, but before she could move, Dr. Mercer got to his feet.

"No!" he yelled and ran off. The others ran after him, ignoring Trent's pleas to leave him alone. They chased him down the hallways, and into Dr. Oliver's classroom, where they found him leaning on one of the tables. He straightened up, his breathing shallow, and he spun around to face them, just as he transformed into Mesogog.

"No way…" Conner stared in horror. "Mercer is…"

"Mesogog…" Dr. Oliver looked just as horrified.

"Oh, this is one crazy week," Ethan groaned.

"This can't be real…" Demi breathed.

"This is your big secret?" Kira looked at Trent as she realized why the White Ranger had been so secretive. "You knew this all along?" she accused, hurt laced her voice.

"He's my father. How could I tell you?" Trent looked at her helplessly.

"You will pay for betraying me, Trent!" Mesogog finally spoke, furious. "You will pay dearly!" he promised.

"I never betrayed you!" Trent insisted.

"He betrayed us if anything!" Conner snarled, his voice shook with rage. He moved in front of Kaitlyn, who gripped his arm tightly.

"Silence!" Mesogog roared, and reverted to Dr. Mercer. He crashed to his knees, drenched in sweat. "Trent…I'm sorry," he spoke weakly, before escaping through an Invisiportal, leaving Trent to face the wrath of his team.

Oooh things have gotten pretty intense!

So what did you guys think?