"Dino Thunder! Power up!" Kira, Ethan and Connor yelled as they morphed into Power Rangers. Shortly after the detention fiasco, Mesagog had created Chalentadon, a monster who when it touched something turned it to liquid. The three of them had moved quickly to downtown Reefside where it was causing mayhem and subsequently morphed. However this monster was proving a tricky thing to beat. Not even their weapons, the Tyranno Staff, Tricera Shield nor the Ptera Grips had any effect on the monster. It wasn't until they monster was enlarged by Mesagog and the subsequent calling of the Thunder Zords did the rangers have any hope. By combining them to create the Thundersaurus Megazord, they were able to defeat the monster and made Reefside safe for another day. After they had accomplished this, they headed back to Tommy's lab. Sam was already there helping her uncle out with a new experiment with the gem.
"Hey guys!" Sam said all cheerfully as the three of them came in, "Good job on destroying that guy...monster thing."
"Thanks," Kira said and peered behind Sam to look at what Tommy was doing, "What's going on?"
"We're going to try another experiment," Tommy said coming over to the group of teenagers, "And I've decided to use Sam in it, since it reacted with her and its been the only reaction we've gotten so far. I really didn't want to, but it seems to be the only way to try and figure out what it is."
"I'll be alright, Tommy...I have you four here with me," Sam said to them, although her eyes rested on Connor.
"Alright, let's see what it does..." Tommy said. The five of them went over to the containment field which held the gem. Tommy nodded in consent for Sam to pick it up.
Sam reached for the gem. Her fingers were first to touch the cool surface of the gem and then she took it within her had and picked it up. She held it open palmed, but nothing seemed to be happening. She turned it over and over in her hand, but still nothing.
"Maybe it was just a fluke the first time or--" Ethan began, but before he could finish the clear, white gem in Sam's hand began emitting a blinding white light that engulfed them all.

* * * NOTE: Next chapter, will reveal just what the gem is, and what Sam's part in this journey is. Stay tuned! * * *