DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Power Rangers. I do, however, own the characters of Gahaleigh, Belstan, Denlione, the Tinneanites, Angelina Gomez, Andie Pridgen, Katie Oliver, Anthony, Keema, Win, Alexa, Daniel, the planet Denlar, Garrett Till, and Kasi Freedmon.

Angelina's POV

Odd things have been happening around Reefside again, not that it was unexpected after having a set of rangers here. Look at what happened to Angel Grove, but this time it seems worse for all of us. But what has been going on with monsters is not even the oddest thing that is going on around here. Dr. O has suddenly disappeared, along with Katie and I don't know where they could possibly be. It's not like him to just leave and not have any explanation for it. He usually would tell us when he was going on vacation or something like that, but this doesn't seem like a planned vacation or a vacation at all.

I'm worried that something has happened to them and I'm not the only one. Although Andie and Dr. O broke up, I can tell it's bothering her that he hasn't been to work in the last three days and he hasn't even bothered to call to explain himself. We all know that Dr. O can be a tad bit forgetful, but this doesn't seem anything like the forgetfulness he usually suffers from. Although, I can't really say what it seems like, I've never seen anything like this happen before.

"Lina! Hey Angelina!" Garrett yelled as he saw her walking down the hall and she stopped when she finally heard him shouting. He had been trying to catch up with her for the past five minutes, but she seemed to be out of it today.

"Hey, Garrett. How you doing?" Angelina asked as Garrett grabbed a couple of her books and they walked out into the break area.

"Okay, but I got a question. Do you have any idea where Dr. O is? The dojo looks abandoned and the new gymnastics center next to it is not much better. I know that Dr. O knows the lady, but that doesn't explain why she's here not been around. What's going on around here?" Garrett asked as they sat down at a table and Angelina sighed.

"I don't know, I've been calling their house for the last few days and all I get is the answering machine," Angelina said as they heard a loud clap of thunder from the blue-sky overhead and then went back to their conversation. They had gotten used to the odd happenings during the last rangers' stay, so it was not hard to readjust to it. "Weird things are happening around here."

"Yeah, you can say that again. The last time stuff like this happened we had a ranger team walking around, though," Garrett said as Angelina nodded.

"Dr. O was pretty scarce when that happened too," Angelina mentioned as Garrett looked at her and they had the same thought. What if Dr. O was a ranger? It wasn't completely out of the question. He did have quite a few factors stacked against him, but why hadn't they ever noticed it before? "He couldn't be. We'd know. It would be pretty obvious if a teacher was a ranger."

"What's to say he's not a ranger? They have to be good at keeping their real identities secret. He does come from Angel Grove and he's not that old, Lina. It is possible," Garrett said as Angelina shook her head and tried to clear her thoughts.

"I don't think it's anything like that and if he was he wouldn't tell us if we asked. There is no point really concentrating on it," Angelina said as Garrett gave her a knowing look. "What's that look for?"

"Katie can tell us. You know that she would know about it," Garrett said, as he was a friend of the brown haired wonder, as he had nicknamed her after a particularly rough karate lesson.

"There is a problem with that idea too Garrett. Katie's not been here either and no one is answering the phone. Even Hayley's is closed, so I can't ask her where they might be," Angelina said as Kasi sat down at the table next to Garrett. "Where have you been?"

"Talking to Andie. She stopped me to ask if Dr. O was having classes up here tonight, but I guess we're not since he's not here today. What's going on with them? I haven't seen either of them together over the last few weeks," Kasi said as Angelina and Garrett exchanged a glance.

Most of the student body didn't know that Tommy and Andie had broken up, but the few that did were not in any hurry to spread it. They had all been secretly routing for the relationship, although Angelina had definitely backed off when Katie said how unhappy her brother was. No matter how much they wanted it to work out, they all wanted for him to be happy.

"They broke up," Garrett said as Kasi's mouth dropped open.

"When did this happen?" Kasi asked as Angelina took in a deep breath.

"A couple of weeks ago, right after the dojo was destroyed from what I can tell. Katie didn't tell me much about it. She just said they broke up," Angelina said as Kasi just shook her head.

"And that was right when the new lady showed up. But they were so happy. Why would they break up?" Kasi asked as Garrett just shook his head.

"They weren't happy, Kasi. Andie won't admit it, but their relationship had been ending ever since his parents died this past summer, it was just a matter of time before they broke up," Garrett said as Angelina and Kasi looked at him. Angelina had no clue as to how he would know that sort of information and her look said it all. "Katie didn't just talk to you, Lina. She mentioned it to me one day after class."

"Where have they been anyway?" Kasi asked, as Garrett and Angelina shrugged their shoulders. As much as they wanted to try their theory on someone, Kasi was not that someone. They didn't need for half the school to think that Dr. O was a Power Ranger by the end of the day if they didn't have any proof to back it up.

"That's the million dollar question," Garrett said as the bell rang and they stood to go to class. "Lina, I'll catch up with you after school. Maybe we can find something to do around Reefside."

Denlar

Kim's POV

I've landed in a giant crater before and thought that it would be possible that we could do some damage to the enemy, today I landed on a giant crater and was scared. Denlar is a planet that seems to be full of death, not just for foreigners but for its own inhabitants. It reeks of the smell of death and the chill in the air is the most frightening thing I've ever encountered. It is extremely dark and the only light that can be seen in a strange green glow on the horizon, which we are all sure is the dubons, our welcoming committee.

It's weird to know that I became a ranger for the first time ten years ago and here I am, back in action. I'm sure that Jason and Tommy are thinking the same things, well really just Tommy. Jason is spaced out right now as he leads us closer to the neon green horizon. Conner and Katie seem to know what is going on, but they won't say anything and the two of us have given up on trying to get the answer out of Jason. He's determined to keep it a secret and we are not going to try him. We have business to do, whether we like it or not.

"You'd think that they would come attack us right away," Katie said as they continued to trudge forward. All of them now wished that they had put on an extra layer of clothing as the air was frigid and they were barely able to stay warm from walking. They were getting to the point that they would almost be glad for a fight, just so they could warm up.

"I'm not sure they know that we are here," Jason said and the four of them looked at him. That was the first full sentence that he had spoken since they had arrived. "Come on, we have to keep moving or this damn temperature will kill us first."

"Now would be a good time to clue us in on what we have to face Jason," Tommy said as Jason looked over at him and shook his head no.

"Jason, we don't know anything. We're just here," Kim said as Jason nodded his head.

"I don't know anything either, Kim. Zordon didn't seem to think it fit to tell us anything. We may have all the information that we need already," Jason said as Tommy and Kimberly glared over at him.

"What if we don't Jason? What are we going to do then? We all have responsibilities left to us back home, especially you," Katie said as Jason spared a glance at her before letting out a long sigh.

"Then we fight to the end. Our responsibilities back home are not nearly as important as what we have in front of us right now," Jason said as Katie and Conner both shook their heads at him.

"You can't tell me you believe the bull shit you just said," Katie said as Tommy grabbed Jason's shoulder, just in case he tried to jump towards Katie. Jason was never one to harm women, but he had been pushed before and Katie seemed to be jumping up and down on all the right buttons.

"I don't believe it, but I have to live it. I'm a ranger, just like you Katie and there are some risks you take," Jason said, sullenly, as Katie shook her head.

"You don't risk never getting the chance to see…" Katie said as Conner placed his hand over her mouth and violently shook his head no. He did not think that Jason could take Katie blurting that out right now.

"It's not something I like to risk, but it is something that I have to risk. This is a job that has risks that no one wants to face, but you have to," Jason said as Tommy and Kim exchanged a glance while Jason shook off Tommy's hand off his shoulder.

"But, Jason, the last time you risked something…." Tommy said as Jason held up his hand and Tommy silenced himself.

"Tommy, I don't need to be reminded about that now. It's in the past and I don't need it brought back up," Jason said as he quickened his own pace and the other rangers held back.

"What are you talking about?" Katie whispered as Tommy and Kim looked at each other and then looked down at the ground. "Tommy, we don't have time to bull shit around facts that are already present. If something happened to Jason the last time he left someone at home, we need to know. It may play with his mind this time."

"Have you ever heard Jason talk about Trini?" Tommy asked, as Katie shook her head no. She had known Jason for the last few years and she had only heard Trini mentioned by Tommy or some of the others. She knew he had died, but she didn't know exactly how it affected Jason, only that it did affect him. "Well, then I have a lot to explain to the two of you."

"It looks like we have a lot of time, Tommy," Katie said as she shivered and then felt Conner put an arm around her.

"All right, I'll explain, but it's not really pleasant," Tommy said as Katie nodded her head and he looked over at Kim. He had hoped that Katie would say she didn't want to hear it, but he had no such luck. "It all really began when they went to the Peace Conference in Geneva. They had always been good friends, but they were never anything more until they went there. They had had their powers taken away and they depended on each other a lot more. Trini suffered from horrible dreams while she was out there and the only one who could calm her down was Jason. After awhile they started giving into the fact that they could no longer be just friends. Then, we had to call him back to Angel Grove to take the Gold Ranger powers. He left her behind with a promise that either he would come back or he would come get her and bring her back to Angel Grove, but that day never came…"

Flashback

"Jason, what's gotten into you today?" Tommy asked as he ducked another kick that was headed his way and he finally stood up and caught Jason's hands. "What's wrong?"

"I just need to burn off some extra frustration. I haven't heard from Trini in a couple of days and I'm starting to worry about her," Jason said as Tommy let go of his wrists and then nodded. He knew what it was like to lose contact with someone and he couldn't blame Jason for being worried after what he had been through.

"She's fine. She probably has some exams or extra legislation to write, Jason. I wouldn't worry about her," Tommy said as they walked over to the table where all the other rangers were sitting and took a seat.

"Yeah, you're right. She did seem like she was really busy the last time that I talked to her," Jason said as he took a sip from his bottle of water and began rubbing his sweat off with a towel. "But something just doesn't feel right."

"Zack?" Angela asked as Zack entered the Juice Bar, looking as if he needed a shave and a good nights sleep. "What are you doing here?"

"I can't talk to you right now, Angela," Zack said as she gave him a hug and she gave him a bewildered look as he gently unwrapped her arms. He knew that his news was not going to be welcomed, but Jason deserved to hear what happened in person, not on the telephone.

"Zack!" Aisha yelled as she ran over and gave him a hug while the other rangers turned and looked at him. "What are you doing here? What's wrong?"

"Jase, can I talk to you?" Zack asked as Jason looked over at him and saw something clouding Zack's usually bright eyes.

"Yeah," Jason said as Zack looked at the floor.

"Away from everyone else," Zack said as the rangers looked at him and suddenly got feelings in the pit of their stomachs that Jason was about to receive some unpleasant news.

"I guess," Jason said as he stood up and followed Zack out of the Juice Bar. "What's going on? You look like shit."

"Jason, there's no easy way to say this," Zack said as he looked around the park as they continued walking.

"Say what? Zack, has something happened in Geneva?" Jason asked as Zack nodded his head yes.

"Jason, Trini's dead," Zack whispered as Jason looked over at him and then took a slow breath. "She was killed in a train accident while she was traveling to Paris to help with a conference there."

"She can't be dead," Jason muttered as tears clouded his vision and he sat down on the first patch of grass that he came to and placed his head in his hands. "Zack, there has to have been a mix up."

"No mix up, Jason. She died on impact, along with several other members of the Peace Conference. They haven't determined what made the train derail, but they are working on it," Zack said as he heard a sob come from Jason and Jason continued to shake his head no, in a frantic attempt to make it go away. "I'm sorry Jason."

End of Flashback

"He hasn't been the same since then. The tenth anniversary is coming up and this year has been rough on him," Tommy said as Katie and Conner looked at each other while Kim wiped her own eyes. "It changed us all."

"Is that why he's afraid to commit to a relationship?" Katie asked as Tommy nodded his head yes.

"Hayley is the first person that he has even talked to about Trini besides the rest of us. He's getting there, he's getting ready to recommit, but I don't know if he needs to be pushed," Tommy said as Katie and Conner looked at each other.

"He's being pushed," Katie whispered as Tommy nodded his head in understanding.

"I was afraid that you would say that, but he may need it," Tommy said with a sigh as Katie looked over at him.

"I don't know if he needs this type of pressure, Tommy," Katie said as Tommy nodded.

"But now he has it and don't worry too much about Jason. He's pretty resourceful and he's been through worse than whatever is happening right now," Tommy said as Katie looked up ahead at Jason's still shadow. "It's not going to be peaceful much longer."

AN: Sorry it took me so long to get out this chapter, I got side tracked on some other things. I hope that you have enjoyed this chapter! Let me know what you think about it!