Bella watched as the rangers left the garage to fight Venjix intruders. Scott went with Ziggy to a playground that had Grinders. Dillon, Flynn, and Summer went somewhere else invaded with Grinders. She then returned to the Ranger Lab to listen in on the fight. It may be lonely since Dr. K had to focus on the rangers and their movements, but it was worth it to see the rangers moving towards victory and the defeat of Venjix. Bella then noticed a screen to see five colorful columns appear.
"Looks like they morphed." Bella said.
"Locking onto Attack Bot. Sending coordinates." Dr. K said as she sent the location of the Attack Bot. The rangers regrouped, but no Attack Bot was found.
"This can't be right. The coordinates are right where we're standing." Flynn said.
"Have you ever considered checking underground?" Bella asked.
"Bella is correct. The coordinates are accurate. The Venjix Attack Bot is traveling north in a subterranean mining tunnel 28 meters below your current location." Dr. K said.
"Doc K, down-morph the remote Croc Carrier Zord." Scott said. Dr. K was immediately on it.
"Down-morphing and launching of new remote zord initiated." Dr. K said. Bella could hear everything the rangers were saying and she could figure out what they were doing. Now, Ziggy pulled out the Croc Carrier disk to call the zord. Unfortunately, Ziggy yelled in pain.
"Ziggy!" Bella yelled, worried for him. Then she heard all the rangers yell in pain. The Croc Carrier shot out from right below the rangers.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Dillon asked.
"The zord went haywire." Bella said.
"Misfired zord will hit city electrical tower in 3, 2, 1, impact." Dr. K said. Bella could hear the faint sound of the tower collapsing outside from where she was standing.
"There are people over there." Bella said.
"Guys, we have to go back and help." Summer said. They all agreed, but Dr. K stopped them.
"Negative, Rangers. You will continue pursuit of escaping Attack Bot per my orders." Dr. K said.
"But Dr. K, there are lives at stake." Bella said. Dr. K chose to ignore her. After a moment of suspense, Bella sighed in relief. The rangers decided to go and help the civilians at the city electrical tower.
"Doc K, threat is neutralized." Scott said. Bella smiled, but Dr. K thought the opposite.
"Negative, Ranger Series Red. You've allowed the target to escape. And from the look of it, it may be the most dangerous Attack Bot Venjix has ever created." Dr. K said.
'Over exaggerate much?' Bella thought. She knew the rangers could handle anything that comes their way. After the rangers got back, Bella went to greet them.
"Dr. K might not think so, but you made the right decision to save those people." Bella said.
"But we also let that Attack Bot get away. And Dr. K said it's the most dangerous one we've faced." Scott said.
"If you would have let those people get hurt or worse, you would be no better than Venjix. Trust me. You made the right choice. And besides, you can beat this bot. I know it." Bella said
"Thanks, Bella." Scott said
"Anytime." Bella said. She noticed that Dillon was looking at her. She gave him a quick smile before going to the kitchen. Dillon smiled, but immediately lost it when he realized he was still around his teammates. Bella went to the fridge and grabbed a water bottle. She was about to take a sit, until Dr. K called the rangers for a meeting to discuss the Croc Carrier. She walked over with them. She noticed Ziggy sleeping on top of a bowl of cereal.
'Poor Ziggy.' Bella thought, trying not to laugh. Dr. K began speaking.
"The energy to size ratio makes it impossible to power the Croc Carrier without an independently operating bio-entity aboard." Dr. K said.
"Doc, you said the whole unmanned zord would work." Dillon said.
"Theoretically." Dr. K said.
"But you said we'd be near." Flynn said.
"We will." Dr. K said.
"Then how do you possibly expect us-?" Flynn was interrupted.
"Guys, don't ambush her." Bella said, looking at Flynn."
If it really was impossible, do you think she would be telling you guys this?" Bella asked. She looked at Dr. K.
"It just won't be that easy to solve, but it can be done." Bella said.
"Correct. It will require a remote flux overthruster core reactor." Dr. K said.
"I'm not sure we can find this kind of technology in the city." Summer said.
"We're not gonna find one in the city, and we're not going to build one either." Dr. K said.
"But?" Bella asked. There was always another side of things.
"Look, Doc, the suspense is killing me here. Do you know where we can get one of those things or not?" Dillon asked.
"Nope." Dr. K said. She turned to Scott, who was staring at the screen with the overthruster.
"But he does." Dr. K said. Everyone was looking at him, but Bella was the only one to notice a sad look on his face.
"Scott? Is everything alright?" Bella asked.
"Yeah. I just need to talk to my father." Scott said. He took his car and drove out of the garage. Bella wasn't convinced that he was alright. She walked up to her room and picked up something from her bag. She tied the stings to a hoop in her pants and walked back downstairs.
"I'm gonna follow him. Just in case." Bella said.
"Good luck." Dillon said.
"Thanks. And will someone please help Ziggy?" Bella asked. Before anyone could respond, Bella left. She walked out of the garage and headed to the Control Tower. But she noticed Scott's car at the gates of the city. Changing her route, she walked towards the car. She saw Scott get out of his car and leave the city.
"What is he doing?" Bella asked herself. She secretly followed Scott out of the city. When they got a good few feet away from the city, Bella decided to make her presence known.
"So, the overthruster is out here?" Bella asked. Scott turned around so quick, he almost fell.
"Ava? What are you doing here?" Scott asked.
"I could ask you the same." Bella said.
"I'm here to get the overthruster." Scott said.
"If you knew it was here, why'd you have to talk to your father?" Bella asked. Scott looked away.
"It's complicated." Scott said.
"Then make it easy." Bella said. Scott looked back at her.
"My brother, Marcus, died trying to get people to safety. His plane had a flux overthruster. The plane crashed, now I'm trying to find it." Scott said.
"I'm sorry about your brother." Bella said.
"Thanks. Let's just look for the crash site. It's somewhere around here." Scott said. Bella and Scott walked a bit farther from the city. Bella looked around and noticed parts of a plane scattered in a single area.
"Is it over there?" Bella asked Scott.
"Yes, it is. Let's go." Scott said. They ran to the crash site.
"Start searching." Scott said. They each took a side. Bella was searching through the debris when she found a red letter that says 'Confidential.' It was under something that looked like a tiny missile or bomb.
"Scott, you know what this is?" Bella said, holding up the letter. Scott looked at the letter.
"Yeah, I do." Scott said. He came to Bella with the flux overthruster in his hand. Suddenly, they were being shot at. They looked around and found out that it was Grinders who were shooting at them. They were with an Attack Bot.
"Great. They found us." Bella said sarcastically.
"Take that bomb. We may need it." Scott said. Bella picked up the bomb and ran with Scott. They were running towards the city when they turned their head to make sure that there were no Grinders behind them. There wasn't any for a second, until two Grinders in motorbikes appeared, chasing them. They managed to avoid the Grinders and hid behind a small hill of machinery.
"As if this day can't get any worse." Bella said. Then Bella started to cough harshly.
"Ava, what's wrong?" Scott asked, worried for his friend.
"The toxic air is getting to me." Bella said. She untied the thing she brought with her and put it over her mouth. She tied the stings around her head and ears and stopped coughing.
"What is that thing?" Scott asked.
"Its a mask I invented to keep out any life-threatening gasses." Bella said.
"That looks cool." Scott said.
"Thanks, but no time to get distracted. Throw the bomb." Bella said.
"Right." Scott said. He attached something on top of the bomb and threw it at the Grinders. It exploded, taking the two Grinders with it.
"We gotta move. The city is close now." Bella said. She picked up the overthruster. They got up and started to run, but it wasn't far when they were being surrounded by laser blasts. They dropped to the ground and found themselves surrounded by Grinder pointing their guns at them.
'Oh no.' Bella thought. Then more laser blasts came, but aimed at the Grinders and left Scott and Bella unharmed. They looked in the direction the blasts came from. It came from Colonel Truman and his group of soldiers.
"Dad?" Scott couldn't believe it. Scott and Bella ran to the Jeep. They got on the back.
"Let's move! We'll never get the shield back up in time." Colonel Truman said as he put on his seatbelt. He looked at Hicks.
"What are you waiting for- a light to change?" Colonel Truman asked.
"No, sir!" Hick said. He drove towards the gates and got into the city. Bella took off her mask and tied it back on the hoop. When they turned around, they saw the Grinders and Attack Bot got through gates and inside the city.
"Bella, get this to Dr. K." Scott said.
"Be careful, Scott." Bella said. Scott nodded and turned to his father.
"Get Bella to Dr. K. I'll handle this." Scott said.
"This was reckless and dangerous. If Marcus were here-" Colonel Truman was comparing his sons again. Scott spoke before he could say anything else.
"If Marcus were here... he would have done it himself." Scott said. Scott's father hesitated, but let Scott go to take care of the Attack Bot.
"Let's go, sir." Bella said. Hicks started to drive towards the garage.
"Sir, I know it's not my place to say this, but if you keep comparing Scott to Marcus, you're gonna lose him. You already lost one son. You don't wanna risk losing the other one." Bella said. Scott's father stayed silent, thinking about Bella's words. They finally got to the garage. They got off and went inside. They all went inside the Ranger Lab. Dillon, Ziggy, and Dr. K were inside.
"I have the overthruster." Bella said. She handed it to Dr. K and she began working.
"Bella!" Both boys were glad to see her alive and well. Ziggy hugged her. Bella returned the hug.
"Hey. Nice to be back." Bella said. They let each other go.
"We got a bit frightened when we heard that you went outside the dome." Ziggy said.
"Even tough bad boy Dillon was scared?" Bella asked.
"I knew you could handle yourself." Dillon said.
"He won't admit it." Ziggy said. Bella laughed.
"It's fine. I'm just glad to be back." Bella said.
"Doc, did you get the overthruster?" Scott asked. Dr. K plugged in one last thing before returning to her computer.
"Flux overthruster is online." Dr. K said.
"Black, Green, you are go for Croc Carrier sequencing." Scott said.
"Good luck." Bella said, repeating what Dillon said to her before. Dillon smirked at her. He and Ziggy left to join the fight. Bella stayed in the lab with Dr. K, Colonel Truman, and Hicks. They were listening to the fight on the monitors.
"The Croc Carrier isn't malfunctioning. Dillon and Ziggy created the ValveMax Megazord." Bella said. Then, the Megazord destroyed that Attack Bot with ease. Bella looked at Scott's father and Hick, who had smiles on their faces, both proud of Scott.
"It's all clear. This is Ranger Red signing out." Scott said.
"Roger that." Scott's father said.
"And nice work, Ranger Red." Hick said. One look from Colonel Truman and they both lost their smiles.
"Sir, don't push it away. Let it be." Bella said. Colonel Truman looked at Ava and nodded. Then they heard light snoring. They looked at Dr. K, who was sleeping in her seat.
"It has been a long day. You should go now. And don't forget what I said, Colonel Truman." Bella said.
"I won't." Colonel Truman said.
"And I believe this belongs to you." Bella said. She took out the red letter from her pocket and gave it to him. Scott's father stared at the letter.
"Thank you." Scott's father said. He and Corporal Hicks left to return to the Control Tower. Bella let Dr. K sleep and left the lab. She saw the Rangers come inside.
"Be quiet. Dr. K is sleeping. Do not disturb her." Bella said.
"Really?" Ziggy asked. Bella nodded.
"You all must be tired, so go and get some rest. You've earned it." Bella said. They all went their separate ways to their rooms.
"Hey, Bella." Dillon called out.
"Yeah?" Bella said. When everyone else was far enough, Dillon spoke.
"I'm glad you're safe." Dillon said.
"Thanks. Same to you." Bella said. She went upstairs to her room. Dillon wanted desperately to tell her, but he didn't have the courage.
'Soon hopefully.' Dillon thought. He wanted to tell her that he's in love with her.
~Later~
Bella was meeting with Eric when she pulled on his hand to the door. "Eric, will you please come in?"
"Why thank you, my lady." He bowed and kissed the back of her hand.
She giggled since it tickled and he winked at her when he looked up. They walked inside and started towards the stairs. Sookie came out of her room, followed by Bill. She looked at Eric and became mad instantly.
"What are you doing here? How did you even get in?" she questioned immediately. "Bella, you need to come over here with Bill and me. You can't trust him."
Bella looked at her in disbelief as Eric answered her. "Bella wanted my help to get what she needs for tomorrow."
Sookie stared at him for a mere moment before saying, "You glamoured her! Eric Northman, I rescind your invitation."
Bella saw Bill smirking a little, and Eric did as well when he growled, but the door opened by itself and he flew backwards like an invisible force threw him. Bella turned to Sookie, beyond angry at this point.
"Sookie, Eric did not glamour me. I can't be glamoured actually. I invited him in because I wanted his help. Eric, come in." He was instantly by my side.
While Bill and Sookie and Eric and Bella were staring each other down, none of us noticed that our disagreement alerted Adele. "What's going on out here?" she asked.
Sookie turned to her grandmother and said, "Gran, it's okay. You can go back to reading."
Adele rolled her eyes at Sookie, which made choke back a laugh. Bill agreed with Sookie and told her nothing was happening. Eric didn't seem to have the same problem. "Mrs. Stackhouse, it seems your granddaughter thinks I glamoured Bella into letting me in when Bella merely wanted my help."
Adele turned to Sookie. "Is this true?"
Sookie became madder. "No! He glamoured her!"
Bella rolled her eyes. "I can't be glamoured. You, however, are entirely hypocritical. You are with a vampire, yet you seem to think I can't be with one."
"I'm 25; you're only 18. You don't have enough rational thought yet, or experience, to make a proper decision about being with a vampire," she explained herself. "Eric, I rescind your invitation."
Eric flew out again, becoming even madder. Out of spite Bella whispered "I rescind your invitation, Bill." The said vampire suddenly went flying through the air and out the door. Eric stepped to the side and laughed lightly as Bill landed on the ground roughly. Sookie gasped and yelled for Bill.
"Sookie," Bella said, drawing her attention. "Though I may be younger than you, I have more rational thought and experience than you do." Sookie was still upset, and she finally let it come out of her mouth.
"You are still too young and shouldn't be with him," she insisted stubbornly. "Bill, come in please." He raced to her.
"Eric, come in," Bella whispered.
He came to her side quickly, putting his arms around her. She moved her hands to his arms and held them there.
"You can't trust him, Bella. He isn't a nice person," Sookie tried again.
Bella smirked a little, and felt Eric chuckle lightly at the expression. "You're right." She felt Eric stiffen a little. "He's not. He's a nice vampire to me and a threat to others." Eric immediately loosened his grip again and turned me around a little to kiss her lips. "For that matter, how do you know you can trust Bill?"
She looked at her in shock. "He saved my life." Bill looked a little smug.
Eric looked over to Bill, not liking him in the first place, and told Sookie, "Did your boyfriend tell you that with enough of their blood they can manipulate your emotions?"
Even though Bella didn't know that, she knew Eric wouldn't do that, unless it was to calm her down. Sookie looked at him, then at her. "That's what you're doing to her, isn't it? Did you know this, Bella?"
"Yes," Bella told her. She didn't need to know. "I trust him though."
Adele spoke up now. "Sookie," she called out. The said girl looked to her grandmother. "Leave Bella alone. Eric's intentions are honest when it comes to Bella."
Bella smiled at Adele, who smiled back.
"Gran, he's manipulating her," Sookie insisted.
"Or Bill is the one manipulating you," Bella declared.
She turned accusing eyes onto me before turning to Bill. "Tell them they are wrong!"
"Of course not!" he exclaimed.
Sookie smiled. "Do you mind if I stay with you tonight?"
Bill smiled. "Of course not."
Sookie turned towards Adele. "Gran, I'm going to stay at Bill's tonight."
"Okay, dear." She smiled a sad smile, like she knew something was indeed going on.
Sookie ran to her room and grabbed a bag of her things and took off with Bill, leaving Eric, Adele, and Bella in the house.
She walked over to the couch and sat beside Adele. Eric followed and sat on the chair on the other side of the coffee table.
Bella then informed Adele about my plans to stay with Eric. She understood perfectly, and with a mischievous smile, she said to 'have fun'. Bella told her she would be back tomorrow.
She gave her a hug and went to her bedroom to read some more before going to sleep.