Tommy sat against a coconut tree holding Kimberly, as he thought about what had just happened. One minute everything was just fine and he thought that he was going to get to enjoy the day with Kimberly. The next minute a scary looking human like dinosaur named Mesogog appears and sends his own creations to attack him and Kimberly. He didn't know how Mesogog came into existence, but he did know one thing. Mesogog would be using the tryannodrones to his advantage. However, Tommy was research gone forever. The only two explanations were that his work perished when the island exploded. Or it was either stolen by Mesogog.

There was no sign of anyone else escaping from the island. So, that only meant one thing Anton Mercer and Terrance Smith didn't know what happened until it was too late. They probably had no time to escape from the island and they perished along with all of the other scientists and everyone else who worked in the lab.

Red-hot tears started to run down his face as he realized that if they hadn't had had the day off, he knew that there was a possibility that Kimberly may not have been with him when he met Mesogog. He pulled her closer to him. The thought of losing her was running through his mind the whole time they were running from the tryannodrones. They could have easily been separated when the tryannodrones attacked them and when they jumped into the ocean. She may not have come back up to the surface or she could have easily been washed out to sea. After all, the waves in the ocean were strong. But, none of that happened he was able to protect her and see that she was okay. And they had aching muscles from swimming a long distance, some burns, and maybe even some broken bones to prove that they had barely made it to safety.

But, in the meantime they had something serious to worry about. Which was how they were going to make it back home. It was possible that a rescue team could have been sent out to look for any of the survivors, but if they were searching by air, both him and Kimberly were two needles in a hay stack on a tiny speck of land. He knew that a delivery boat often came to island at least once a week. And it just so happened that the delivery boat had come to island two days before.

"Tommy, are you okay?" Kimberly asked. "You've been quiet ever since we got here."

"I wish I never suggested that we created the tryannodrones," Tommy sighed wiping his face.

"How were you suppose to know that your own creations would turn on you?" Kimberly questioned looking up into his eyes. "You aren't to blame."

"I know, I just thought that it would be nice to have the tryannodrones dig up fossils and locate anything prehistoric," Tommy said giving her a kiss on the head. "Something must have happened to them."

"That is the only explanation!" Kimberly gasped as her eyes widened. "Someone must have done something to them, but who?"

"It had to have been someone who was working in the lab or even Mesogog," Tommy realized taking a deep breath. "I don't know of anyone else coming into the labs."

"I wouldn't put it past anyone," Kimberly agreed. "When we left the lab, Smitty and Anton were nowhere to be found. Do you think it's possible they could have done it or saw Mesogog mess with the tryannodrones."?

"Either one sounds very possible," Tommy answered. "I just wish we knew what happened and what we're going to do from here."

"I have no idea-"

"-We were once power rangers," Tommy interrupted when he started to walk over to the shore. "We always rescued others, instead of being waiting for some to rescue us."

"Tommy, even power rangers need to be rescued every once in a while too," Kimberly reminded him with a smile. "Do you remember when we went on a date and I took my mom's purse?"

"Of course, I do," Tommy replied when he tucked a strand of hair behind Kimberly's ear. "It pulled out a compact mirror that froze us in place."

"I will never forget that the lipstick that I borrowed from Trini was turned into a monster too," she added. "Jason went to fight Lipsticker while the other were coming up with a way to unfreeze us. Zack tried to help, but he was frozen too. After Trini and Billy saved us, we went on to help Jason, while you took care of purse head."

"You do have a point," Tommy answered with a weak smile.

Finally, after waiting long countless hours, a boat had come by and Tommy was able to grab someone's attention. All that was visible was a dark blue rim just inches above the water. None of the passengers could be seen inside, but from the up-ended oars, Tommy assumed someone was on a search because people on deck had binoculars scattered around the edges of the boat. Once Tommy and Kimberly were on board they were given blankets and a warm cup of hot chocolate. They looked around their new surroundings. The old planks retained odor from fish even after a storm had taken place. It was sound and seaworthy enough to come to the lake at dusk or dawn with several nets bundled on the deck.

"Tommy, what do we tell them?" Kimberly asked moving closer to him. "No one would believe us about a human like dinosaur appearing."

"I know," Tommy answered. "But, they will believe us about the explosion."

A tall man with brown hair and mustache walked over to them and took a seat. "My name is Will Mitchell-"

"-you're the mentor of lightspeed rangers!" Tommy gasped.

"That is correct, Mr. Oliver," smiled captain Mitchell. "What exactly happened on the island? Someone from the lab tried to contact us to come save them. But, when we got there, the island was gone. What exactly happened?"

"I have no idea, Tommy sighed as he exchanged looks with Kimberly. "All I know is that Kimberly and I heard alarms going off all through the lab-"

"-There was a blast, and the next thing we knew was the lab was on fire," Kimberly added. "Sparks were shooting up outside and it caught the forest on fire and anything else in its path. Tommy and I ran to the edge of the forest and there was no way to escape and so we jumped off a cliff and hit the water. When we swam up, we saw the island explode."

"I heard Anton Mercer and Terrance Smith were on the island too," Captain Mitchell declared. "Have you seen them?"

"No, sir," Tommy sighed putting his arm around Kimberly. "The last time we saw them was last night. I don't think they made it off the island."

"I was afraid of that," Captain Mitchell answered as he took a deep breath. "I'll contact the light speed rescue base and tell them that I've found you and Kimberly. We'll search the other island for Anton Mercer and Terrance Smith."

Author's note:

The next chapter will be the final chapter.

Will Tommy's work be for nothing or will he get his degree? Will Anton and Smitty be found?

Find out in the next chapter!