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CHAPTER 23 A Child's Gift
Anton stood stunned.
"Mesagog? Um, what are you talking about?" he asked, not noticing that he was breaking out in a sweat.
"Don't play dumb with me, I know who you are just as well as you know who I am," Leila said. Anton frowned at his daughter as the sweat continued to form. He grimaced as pain started to come to him.
"And judging by the way you're starting to sweat, I don't think this is something you can control. Am I right?" she asked. More pain came Anton.
"Ah!" he cried, clutching his stomach. Leila was horrified when she saw his face start to mutate into the familiar face of Mesagog.
"Daddy, fight it, I'm going to take you to get some help," she said, clutching to his arm. Leila ninja streaked with her dad back to Hayley's Café. She landed outside the door and Anton cried out as he fought the mutation.
"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" he screamed in agony.
"TRENT!! HUNTER!! DR. OLIVER!!! HELP!!!" Leila screamed with all of her might. Trent and Hunter came out first and saw Leila clutching to her father.
"Oh my gosh," Trent said as disbelief as he saw his father fighting the mutation.
"What in the world..?" Dr. Oliver tried to ask.
"Enough already, help me get him inside," Leila said. The three guys helped get Anton inside and they laid him on the floor. Hunter, Shane, and Blake helped restrain him as he continued to fight the mutation.
"I can't believe it," Trent said, watching his father fight the evil in agony.
"He can't help it Trent. It controls him the same way the white ranger powers controlled you at first," Leila said to her disturbed brother. All of the rangers could only be silent.
"What are you going to do?" Hunter asked Leila and Trent. Leila looked from Hunter to Trent to her grandfather, aunt, and mother.
"I have an idea, move guys," she said to Shane, Blake and Hunter. She got on the opposite side of Anton from her brother.
"What are you doing Leila?" Laura demanded.
"Nobody try to stop us, especially you three. He's still my father no matter what he's done or who he is," Leila said.
"Leila, can I help?" Trent asked. Leila turned to her brother.
"Yea, we need to lock hands and concentrate your powers to your hands, as much as you can stand," Leila said. She and Trent locked hands above their father. They began to concentrate. Auroras of light illuminated around them and started to gather at their hands. It illuminated to its brightest point before they opened their eyes from concentration.
"NOW!!" Leila screamed. They moved their hands from above their father, down to his chest. The power of the lights caused Trent and Leila to almost clutch to their father. It seemed to bounce off of Anton's chest straight into the ceiling. A black light started to build around Anton. Suddenly, none of three could take it anymore. Leila was sent flying into Hunter and Blake, Trent went flying against the counter, and the black light around Anton flew across the floor. Everyone watched in amazement as the black light took on the form of Mesagog.
"Somebody get him, he's weak!" Leila cried. Tori, Shane, and Dustin formed together.
"Power of Air!"
"Power of Earth!"
"Power of Water!" For Cam, Hunter, and Blake, it was almost like history repeating itself as the three powers of light drove into Mesagog.
"AH!" he screamed as he blew up into a million pieces. Anton suddenly woke up, still weak from the experience, but confused.
"Leila. Trent, what? Where am I?" he asked as Leila and Trent went back to his side.
"Dad," Trent said, smiling down that he finally had his dad back. He clutched his hand.
"Daddy," Leila said, kissing his cheek and hugging on to him.
"How do you feel, Anton?" Dr. Oliver asked.
"Tommy? How do you think I feel? I've been fighting my kids and their friends and you all this time," Anton said.
"It wasn't you sir. It was Mesagog inside of you," Ethan said.
"But how did this happen in the first place?" Dr. Oliver asked.
"At the dig site where Trent's parents were killed. When they were inside the cave, Mesagog caved it in. That's where he had been buried and he wanted to make sure he wasn't put back. He was weak so he needed an energy source. Trent was just a baby and I was the only other person around," Anton explained. Leila and Trent helped him sit up. Still being weak, he leaned on his kids.
"So, not only are you a ranger now Leila but so is Trent as well as your significant others?" Anton asked, trying to lighten the mood of the situation. Everyone let out small laughs as Anton looked from his kids to Kira and Hunter.
"Yea, we're all rangers daddy. Well, everyone except you, Hayley, mom, Aunt LeeAnn, grandpa, and Sensei Watanabe," Leila said, looking over at her family.
"You mean there's more than one academy?" Anton asked.
"So he did know," Conner pointed out. Anton got to his feet and limped over to Sensei Omano.
"I am so sorry for any pain I've caused to you or your family. I love Leila and I honestly just want to be a father to her know. Laura, I can't begin to tell you how sorry I am. I just hope one day you can forgive me," Anton said sincerely.
"Well, not to ruin the moment, but just because Mesagog is gone doesn't mean out job is done," Devin pointed out.
"What do you mean?" Leila asked.
"Well, aside from Elsa, Zeltrax, and the Tyranodrones, there's a new enemy who goes after academy legend powers. In this case, the 'Thunder Box'. His name is Bronchonaut, another dinosaur freak, but this time he's a pure evil freak instead of one hiding in an innocent person," Dr. Oliver said.
"That's just great," Leila said.
"Well, however I can help just let me know. If you need any technology, money, anything, I'm here to help," Anton said.
"Well, maybe I should take you down to my lab and you and Hayley can see if there's anything else we need," Dr. Oliver said. Anton smiled.
"It'll be good to work with you again Tommy. With you and my kids," Anton said. Leila and Trent smiled. They had there father back and it was still Leila's birthday. For the time being, they savored that moment.
When will Bronchonaut show up? How will the rangers handle it? How will Anton's new role in the adventure play out? How will the relationships/friendships continue to grow? Find out in Chapter 24, please R&R.
CHAPTER 23 A Child's Gift
Anton stood stunned.
"Mesagog? Um, what are you talking about?" he asked, not noticing that he was breaking out in a sweat.
"Don't play dumb with me, I know who you are just as well as you know who I am," Leila said. Anton frowned at his daughter as the sweat continued to form. He grimaced as pain started to come to him.
"And judging by the way you're starting to sweat, I don't think this is something you can control. Am I right?" she asked. More pain came Anton.
"Ah!" he cried, clutching his stomach. Leila was horrified when she saw his face start to mutate into the familiar face of Mesagog.
"Daddy, fight it, I'm going to take you to get some help," she said, clutching to his arm. Leila ninja streaked with her dad back to Hayley's Café. She landed outside the door and Anton cried out as he fought the mutation.
"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" he screamed in agony.
"TRENT!! HUNTER!! DR. OLIVER!!! HELP!!!" Leila screamed with all of her might. Trent and Hunter came out first and saw Leila clutching to her father.
"Oh my gosh," Trent said as disbelief as he saw his father fighting the mutation.
"What in the world..?" Dr. Oliver tried to ask.
"Enough already, help me get him inside," Leila said. The three guys helped get Anton inside and they laid him on the floor. Hunter, Shane, and Blake helped restrain him as he continued to fight the mutation.
"I can't believe it," Trent said, watching his father fight the evil in agony.
"He can't help it Trent. It controls him the same way the white ranger powers controlled you at first," Leila said to her disturbed brother. All of the rangers could only be silent.
"What are you going to do?" Hunter asked Leila and Trent. Leila looked from Hunter to Trent to her grandfather, aunt, and mother.
"I have an idea, move guys," she said to Shane, Blake and Hunter. She got on the opposite side of Anton from her brother.
"What are you doing Leila?" Laura demanded.
"Nobody try to stop us, especially you three. He's still my father no matter what he's done or who he is," Leila said.
"Leila, can I help?" Trent asked. Leila turned to her brother.
"Yea, we need to lock hands and concentrate your powers to your hands, as much as you can stand," Leila said. She and Trent locked hands above their father. They began to concentrate. Auroras of light illuminated around them and started to gather at their hands. It illuminated to its brightest point before they opened their eyes from concentration.
"NOW!!" Leila screamed. They moved their hands from above their father, down to his chest. The power of the lights caused Trent and Leila to almost clutch to their father. It seemed to bounce off of Anton's chest straight into the ceiling. A black light started to build around Anton. Suddenly, none of three could take it anymore. Leila was sent flying into Hunter and Blake, Trent went flying against the counter, and the black light around Anton flew across the floor. Everyone watched in amazement as the black light took on the form of Mesagog.
"Somebody get him, he's weak!" Leila cried. Tori, Shane, and Dustin formed together.
"Power of Air!"
"Power of Earth!"
"Power of Water!" For Cam, Hunter, and Blake, it was almost like history repeating itself as the three powers of light drove into Mesagog.
"AH!" he screamed as he blew up into a million pieces. Anton suddenly woke up, still weak from the experience, but confused.
"Leila. Trent, what? Where am I?" he asked as Leila and Trent went back to his side.
"Dad," Trent said, smiling down that he finally had his dad back. He clutched his hand.
"Daddy," Leila said, kissing his cheek and hugging on to him.
"How do you feel, Anton?" Dr. Oliver asked.
"Tommy? How do you think I feel? I've been fighting my kids and their friends and you all this time," Anton said.
"It wasn't you sir. It was Mesagog inside of you," Ethan said.
"But how did this happen in the first place?" Dr. Oliver asked.
"At the dig site where Trent's parents were killed. When they were inside the cave, Mesagog caved it in. That's where he had been buried and he wanted to make sure he wasn't put back. He was weak so he needed an energy source. Trent was just a baby and I was the only other person around," Anton explained. Leila and Trent helped him sit up. Still being weak, he leaned on his kids.
"So, not only are you a ranger now Leila but so is Trent as well as your significant others?" Anton asked, trying to lighten the mood of the situation. Everyone let out small laughs as Anton looked from his kids to Kira and Hunter.
"Yea, we're all rangers daddy. Well, everyone except you, Hayley, mom, Aunt LeeAnn, grandpa, and Sensei Watanabe," Leila said, looking over at her family.
"You mean there's more than one academy?" Anton asked.
"So he did know," Conner pointed out. Anton got to his feet and limped over to Sensei Omano.
"I am so sorry for any pain I've caused to you or your family. I love Leila and I honestly just want to be a father to her know. Laura, I can't begin to tell you how sorry I am. I just hope one day you can forgive me," Anton said sincerely.
"Well, not to ruin the moment, but just because Mesagog is gone doesn't mean out job is done," Devin pointed out.
"What do you mean?" Leila asked.
"Well, aside from Elsa, Zeltrax, and the Tyranodrones, there's a new enemy who goes after academy legend powers. In this case, the 'Thunder Box'. His name is Bronchonaut, another dinosaur freak, but this time he's a pure evil freak instead of one hiding in an innocent person," Dr. Oliver said.
"That's just great," Leila said.
"Well, however I can help just let me know. If you need any technology, money, anything, I'm here to help," Anton said.
"Well, maybe I should take you down to my lab and you and Hayley can see if there's anything else we need," Dr. Oliver said. Anton smiled.
"It'll be good to work with you again Tommy. With you and my kids," Anton said. Leila and Trent smiled. They had there father back and it was still Leila's birthday. For the time being, they savored that moment.
When will Bronchonaut show up? How will the rangers handle it? How will Anton's new role in the adventure play out? How will the relationships/friendships continue to grow? Find out in Chapter 24, please R&R.