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*Okay, take note that I don't know if the Triassic Ranger is the sixth ranger or just the powered up version of the red ranger. I'm going under the assumption that it IS the sixth ranger. I'm also picking my own sixth ranger based on the current cast but that will come later.
CHAPTER 6 Match-Ups, Dino Gems, and Truths
It was the day after Leila's doctor appointment. She and the rangers had put in a full day of school and were now at Hayley's Cyberspace. Dr. Oliver was off in a corner with his laptop and Ethan. Conner sat near them, looking incredibly bored. Hayley was in the backroom mixing up orders. Leila was at the counter with her smoothie and homework. Kira was sitting on the stage strumming her guitar, occasionally glancing over at Trent. Trent was cleaning behind the counter and gazing over at Kira every now and then.
"You know, you two have done everything in the book to let each other know your feelings. Oh, except actually tell each other!" Leila said, seriously, sarcastically, and slightly annoyed. Trent sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Don't give me that look. You know I'm right. Either ask her out now or I'll do it FOR you," Leila said cockily. Trent's face fell.
"You wouldn't?" he said.
"Try me. What do I have to lose?" Leila retorted. Trent glanced at her for a few seconds, waiting to see what she would do. When he didn't move, Leila jumped off her stool and started to walk towards Kira. Trent immediately moved in front of her.
"OKAY! I'll ask her out," he said. Leila smiled.
"Good. I'll be over here watching," she replied. Trent playfully, but slightly disgusted, threw his dish rag at her. Leila laughed and went over to her seat. Trent took a deep breath and walked over to Kira. She looked up from her guitar when she saw him.
"Hey Trent," Kira said, smiling up at him. Trent kind of blushed when she smiled at him.
"Hey," he said smiling, but being so nervous that Kira could notice.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Nothing's wrong," he said, still nervous.
"Then why do you seem so nervous?" Kira asked. Trent sighed, knowing he was slightly caught. He sat down next to her and looked her in the eye.
"Look Kira. I like you...a lot. Even more so since I've become a ranger and I just wanted to know if...you'd like to go out with me sometime?" Trent asked, surprised that he managed to get it out so calmly, although he had said it kind of fast. Kira was in shock but managed to recover. She smiled at him.
"I'd love to," she said. Trent smiled, slightly amazed she agreed.
"Cool," he said, not being able to stop smiling. The two turned when they heard clapping. Leila had been able to tell the outcome of the talk based on their faces.
"Bravo!" she said. Kira and Trent just laughed. Meanwhile, Dr. Oliver and Ethan were completely engrossed in what was on the laptop. Conner let out an annoyed sigh.
"Just exactly what are you guys looking at?" he asked.
"Information on that Dino Gem Dr. O found," Ethan replied, not taking his eyes off the computer.
"It's for the Triassic Ranger. The sixth ranger. I should have an EXACT location on it really soon. There's something I don't understand, though," Dr. O said.
"What, dude?" Conner asked. Dr. O glared at him.
"Sorry, Dr. O," Conner replied.
"What don't you get?" Ethan asked.
"It's the same energy I was reading earlier, but it's like something was inferring with it. It was weird," Dr O explained before continuing to type in some information. Hayley came out of the backroom.
"Hey Trent, can you take out the trash please? There's a load of bags back here," Hayley said.
"Sure," Trent said, getting up from his seat but not before smiling over at Kira. As he passed Leila, she threw his dish rag back at him. He, in turn, threw it back at her.
"Get over here and give me a hand," he said. Leila smiled but rolled her eyes.
"Yes father," she said sarcastically. The two went out the backdoor and threw huge bags of garbage in the dumpster. They were about to walk back in when they heard familiar voices arguing.
"What? Your not happy to see me?" said a voice all too familiar to Trent.
"Dad?" he asked, mainly to himself. He and Leila walked to the corner, crouching down as not to be seen. Leila gasped a little.
"That's my mom," she whispered.
"Happy is not the word. Shocked is more like it. It's been almost seventeen years since I last saw you," Laura replied.
"Is that how old Leila will be on her next birthday?" Anton asked coldly. Laura gasped.
"You've met Leila?" she asked nervously. Trent looked down at Leila.
"You didn't ask her about my dad last night?" he asked.
"She was asleep when I got home," Leila said defensively. She signaled for Trent to hush and the two turned back to the argument.
"Yes I know about Leila and I know enough about her that I could get you into a lot of trouble," Anton said threateningly.
"Anton please don't do this," Laura begged.
"Oh, don't do what you practically did to me?! You never even told me she existed! I'm being nice when I say this Laura, you either let me into Leila's life or your not going to have her much longer!" Anton screamed before storming.
"But Anton...," Laura started to say before he turned around angrily.
"I know I'm here biological father Laura! Don't try to B.S. around it! You either let me be her father or else!!!" he threatened before storming off to his limo. Laura was shaking in fear. Trent and Leila were both frozen in shock. They each sank back against the wall in complete, numb shock. Anton Mercer was Leila's biological father. They each looked at each other, among anything else the thought that they were now each other's siblings crossed their minds.
Okay, did you see that coming? Tell me what you think. The next couple of chapters will deal around this situation with a slow build-up on ranger powers and Leila's knowledge of their identities. There will also be a short appearance of the other Omano family members along with Leila's oh-so handsome boyfriend, Hunter. After the family issue gets settled, the ranger situation will build up, bringing in the rest of the Ninja Storm rangers.....right in time for Leila's birthday and another surprise that will help her fulfill the destiny she moved to Reefside for.
*Okay, take note that I don't know if the Triassic Ranger is the sixth ranger or just the powered up version of the red ranger. I'm going under the assumption that it IS the sixth ranger. I'm also picking my own sixth ranger based on the current cast but that will come later.
CHAPTER 6 Match-Ups, Dino Gems, and Truths
It was the day after Leila's doctor appointment. She and the rangers had put in a full day of school and were now at Hayley's Cyberspace. Dr. Oliver was off in a corner with his laptop and Ethan. Conner sat near them, looking incredibly bored. Hayley was in the backroom mixing up orders. Leila was at the counter with her smoothie and homework. Kira was sitting on the stage strumming her guitar, occasionally glancing over at Trent. Trent was cleaning behind the counter and gazing over at Kira every now and then.
"You know, you two have done everything in the book to let each other know your feelings. Oh, except actually tell each other!" Leila said, seriously, sarcastically, and slightly annoyed. Trent sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Don't give me that look. You know I'm right. Either ask her out now or I'll do it FOR you," Leila said cockily. Trent's face fell.
"You wouldn't?" he said.
"Try me. What do I have to lose?" Leila retorted. Trent glanced at her for a few seconds, waiting to see what she would do. When he didn't move, Leila jumped off her stool and started to walk towards Kira. Trent immediately moved in front of her.
"OKAY! I'll ask her out," he said. Leila smiled.
"Good. I'll be over here watching," she replied. Trent playfully, but slightly disgusted, threw his dish rag at her. Leila laughed and went over to her seat. Trent took a deep breath and walked over to Kira. She looked up from her guitar when she saw him.
"Hey Trent," Kira said, smiling up at him. Trent kind of blushed when she smiled at him.
"Hey," he said smiling, but being so nervous that Kira could notice.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Nothing's wrong," he said, still nervous.
"Then why do you seem so nervous?" Kira asked. Trent sighed, knowing he was slightly caught. He sat down next to her and looked her in the eye.
"Look Kira. I like you...a lot. Even more so since I've become a ranger and I just wanted to know if...you'd like to go out with me sometime?" Trent asked, surprised that he managed to get it out so calmly, although he had said it kind of fast. Kira was in shock but managed to recover. She smiled at him.
"I'd love to," she said. Trent smiled, slightly amazed she agreed.
"Cool," he said, not being able to stop smiling. The two turned when they heard clapping. Leila had been able to tell the outcome of the talk based on their faces.
"Bravo!" she said. Kira and Trent just laughed. Meanwhile, Dr. Oliver and Ethan were completely engrossed in what was on the laptop. Conner let out an annoyed sigh.
"Just exactly what are you guys looking at?" he asked.
"Information on that Dino Gem Dr. O found," Ethan replied, not taking his eyes off the computer.
"It's for the Triassic Ranger. The sixth ranger. I should have an EXACT location on it really soon. There's something I don't understand, though," Dr. O said.
"What, dude?" Conner asked. Dr. O glared at him.
"Sorry, Dr. O," Conner replied.
"What don't you get?" Ethan asked.
"It's the same energy I was reading earlier, but it's like something was inferring with it. It was weird," Dr O explained before continuing to type in some information. Hayley came out of the backroom.
"Hey Trent, can you take out the trash please? There's a load of bags back here," Hayley said.
"Sure," Trent said, getting up from his seat but not before smiling over at Kira. As he passed Leila, she threw his dish rag back at him. He, in turn, threw it back at her.
"Get over here and give me a hand," he said. Leila smiled but rolled her eyes.
"Yes father," she said sarcastically. The two went out the backdoor and threw huge bags of garbage in the dumpster. They were about to walk back in when they heard familiar voices arguing.
"What? Your not happy to see me?" said a voice all too familiar to Trent.
"Dad?" he asked, mainly to himself. He and Leila walked to the corner, crouching down as not to be seen. Leila gasped a little.
"That's my mom," she whispered.
"Happy is not the word. Shocked is more like it. It's been almost seventeen years since I last saw you," Laura replied.
"Is that how old Leila will be on her next birthday?" Anton asked coldly. Laura gasped.
"You've met Leila?" she asked nervously. Trent looked down at Leila.
"You didn't ask her about my dad last night?" he asked.
"She was asleep when I got home," Leila said defensively. She signaled for Trent to hush and the two turned back to the argument.
"Yes I know about Leila and I know enough about her that I could get you into a lot of trouble," Anton said threateningly.
"Anton please don't do this," Laura begged.
"Oh, don't do what you practically did to me?! You never even told me she existed! I'm being nice when I say this Laura, you either let me into Leila's life or your not going to have her much longer!" Anton screamed before storming.
"But Anton...," Laura started to say before he turned around angrily.
"I know I'm here biological father Laura! Don't try to B.S. around it! You either let me be her father or else!!!" he threatened before storming off to his limo. Laura was shaking in fear. Trent and Leila were both frozen in shock. They each sank back against the wall in complete, numb shock. Anton Mercer was Leila's biological father. They each looked at each other, among anything else the thought that they were now each other's siblings crossed their minds.
Okay, did you see that coming? Tell me what you think. The next couple of chapters will deal around this situation with a slow build-up on ranger powers and Leila's knowledge of their identities. There will also be a short appearance of the other Omano family members along with Leila's oh-so handsome boyfriend, Hunter. After the family issue gets settled, the ranger situation will build up, bringing in the rest of the Ninja Storm rangers.....right in time for Leila's birthday and another surprise that will help her fulfill the destiny she moved to Reefside for.