Herbie: DinoThunder -Chapter 3
By Ryan T. Morris
Category: Action/Romance/Comedy
Disclaimer: Power Rangers and Herbie, "The Love Bug" are the property of The Walt Disney Company.
Notes: Please Read and Review! Herbie will have a bigger role in coming chapters.
The next day, Kim was heading to the gym for her first period gym class when she looked out a window in the hallway and saw the sky go black.
"What's going on?" she said. Just then, Principal Randall on the intercom, announced that school was canceled for the day. Kim thought to herself, "They never canceled school when Rita and/or Zedd attacked, all though they never seemed to attack during school hours." Kim decided to go to Tommy's classroom and see if he had any ideas of what to do, but by the time she got there Tommy was all ready gone. "Damn!" she said, then she ran out to Herbie, jumped in and headed for home.
She flipped on the radio and searched for a news station, "For those of you just tuning in… The entire Reefside area has been shrouded in darkness, a large spaceship is hovering over the city, and robotic dinosaurs are reeking havoc in downtown…"
"So much for Reefside being peaceful and quiet," said Kim. She arrived at her house, dashed inside, and flipped on the TV. All of the local channels were covering the dinosaurs running wild. There was a T-Rex, a Triceratops and a Pterodactyl.
"We have not yet received word from anyone claming responsibility for the chaos currently… Wait a minute what's that? Can it be? Jerry! Get a shot over there," said the reporter on TV. The picture changed from the dinosaurs to three Power Rangers, one Red, one Yellow, and one Blue. Kim frowned a little she was a little disappointed not to see a Pink Ranger. Kim watched as the Rangers tamed their Zords, formed their Megazord, and destroyed the spaceship. "YEAH!" she said, as she jumped up. "Wow, they are pretty good for rookies." She thought back on her own days as a Ranger and smiled.
The next day, Kim was sitting in her office going over some lesson plans when she heard a knock on the door, "Come in," she said.
The door opened and Kira walked in, "Hi, Ms. Hart."
"Hi, Kira. What can I do for you?"
"I just wanted to let you know that this Thursday me and my band are playing a kind of audition gig at Haley's Cyberspace, and I though you'd like to know."
"That's great, Kira. What's Haley's Cyberspace?"
"It's kind of cyber café/juice bar. It's down near the docks."
"Well, I'll be there. I heard you singing the other day. I really liked it."
Kira smiled, "Thanks."
Kim looked at Kira's wrist and saw a large silver bracelet with a yellow stone in the middle, "That's a nice bracelet you have there."
"Um, thanks." Just then the bell rang, "Talk you later, Ms. H" then Kira dashed out of the door.
Soon, it was Thursday and Kim walked into Haley's Cyberspace and sat down at the bar. The red-headed woman behind the bar said, "What can I get for you?"
"Um, How about a Strawberry Smoothie?"
"You've got it," and a few moments later, the woman returned with Kim's drink. "Here you go."
"Thanks."
"I'm Haley and your Kim Hart."
"Yeah… but how did you know?"
"I'm a friend of Tommy's, we met in college."
"I see."
"Oh, don't worry. We are just friends and nothing more."
Soon, Kira walked up to them, "Haley, can I get an apple juice?"
"Sure," said Haley.
"Hi, Ms. H," said Kira, "I'm glad you could make it."
"No problem, Kira," said Kim, "But we're not in school now, you can call me Kim, if you want."
Kira smiled, "OK." then Haley came back with Kira's apple juice, "I've got to get ready."
"OK. Break a leg."
"Thanks," said Kira, as she walked toward the stage.
As, Kim sipped on her smoothie, she saw Conner come in. And, she saw Conner roll his eyes and walked over to the other end of the bar where Ethan James was sitting. She turned back around and smiled Haley saw this and walked over to Kim, "What's with Conner?"
"Oh, I think he's still a little upset that I beat him in a little impromptu drag race on the first day of school."
"What?" said Haley, with a little bit of a chuckle.
Kim looked around a little, "Can you keep a secret?"
"Of course."
While Kim told Haley all about Herbie, Conner and Ethan sat at the other end of the bar and Conner was just looking at Kim. "Conner," said Ethan, "your still not mad at her."
"Dude," said Conner, "she beat me in a Beetle, and not one of those New Beetles, an old one."
Ethan just laughed, then Haley went on stage and introduced Kira, everyone applauded, and she began to sing. While everyone enjoying Kira's singing, nobody noticed that outside, Tommy was being kidnapped by Tyrannodrones.
Before Kim left Haley's she called Tommy's, because he said that he would be there to hear Kira sing, there was no answer. She tried again, this time from home, later that night, but there was still no answer. This worried Kim a little, so she quickly drove over to his house. When she got there she saw that his Jeep wasn't parked out front. This worried her even more. She walked up to the front door and rang the bell, no answer. She tried again, still no answer. She turned the door knob, it was unlocked and she walked in.
"Tommy!" she called out. She walked into the den and saw the model T-Rex she walked over to it and pulled down on the jaw. She was surprised by the secret entrance to the basement opening. She walked down the steps and entered Tommy's lab. She looked around and said to herself, "Tommy, what have you been up to?" She then saw the large computer setup on the left, "There is one way to find out."
She walked over to it, sat down at the keyboard and pressed some buttons and an image of Tommy appeared on the screen and it said, "I'm Tommy Oliver, and if your not me then something must be seriously wrong. This video diary is a confidential record, only to be viewed in case of an emergency. What your about to see is a history of my life… my history… as a Power Ranger…" As Kim watched, as Tommy highlighted all of the most important moments in Ranger History. But the most important part came at the end, "…with the return of Mesagog, it became necessary to invoke the power of the Dino Gems. Should anything happen to me, these three are in charge of protecting the planet…" Then, on the screen, appeared pictures of Ethan, Conner, and Kira. Below each of there pictures was a picture of each ranger standing in front of their respective Zord. "…your in good hands."
Kim was floored by what she had just seen, "I can't believe it… I can't believe how stupid I am! I mean they where right there in front of my nose! There is a Red, Blue, and Yellow ranger. Conner wears Red! Ethan wears Blue! And, Kira wears Yellow! And, now that I think of it, all three of them have those bracelets! Man, why didn't I think of it sooner! OK, Kim calm down. I have to tell them I know. I need there help to find Tommy."
The next day, near the end of her 3rd period gym class Kim walked up to Kira and said, "Kira, um, I need to see you in my office when you finish changing."
"OK," said Kira.
A short time latter, Kim was sitting behind her desk, when she heard a knock, "Come in."
Kira walked in and closed the door, "What did you want to see me about?"
"Sit down, Kira." Kira sat down and Kim continued, "Kira, I don't know how to say this so I'll just come out and say it, I know that you, Conner and Ethan are Power Rangers."
"What?" said Kira as her jaw dropped, "We're not Power Rangers."
"Don't worry, Kira, your secret is safe with me. You see I was the original Pink Ranger."
"You were the Pink Ranger?"
"Yes, but that's not important right now. I need your help. I think something happened to Tommy and I need the Power Rangers help. I want you, Conner and Ethan to meet me at Tommy's house after school."
"OK," said Kira.
Then the bell rang, "You better go. I'll see you later."
After school, Kim waited in Tommy's lab for the Power Rangers to arrive. Soon she hear people walking down the steps. It was Conner, Kira, and Ethan. "Thanks for coming."
"No problem," said Kira.
"We'll do whatever we need to help," said Ethan.
"I think we're getting a little too freaked out about this" said Conner.
"Dr. O doesn't show up for my gig and then he missed a full day of school without calling. I think we've achieved the exactly the right level of freaking out," said Kira.
"OK, before we discuss how we are going to find Tommy," said Kim, "there is something you three need to see."
Kim took the three over to the computer and started Tommy's video record, "I'm Tommy Oliver, and if your not me then something must be seriously wrong. This video diary is a confidential record, only to be viewed in case of an emergency. What your about to see is a history of my life…"
"More boring dinosaur bone stories," said Conner, "yawn."
"My history… as a Power Ranger…"
"OK, un-yawn."
The Rangers watched as Tommy talked about how Zordon created the first Rangers, how Rita made him the Green Ranger, how he lost his Green Ranger powers, and how he gained his White Ranger powers. Then, Ethan paused the video. Kira said, "What did you do that for?"
"Because, I'm so buggin' I can't even deal" said Ethan.
"Dr O. is the oldest living Power Ranger," said Conner.
"Not the oldest," said a voice behind them, then all four turned around. The voice belonged to Haley, "Just the best."
"Haley," said Ethan.
"How did you get in here?" asked Conner.
"More importantly, what do you know about all this?" asked Kim.
"I know that Tommy is in trouble," said Haley, "and you four are the only ones who can help him."
To be continued…
By Ryan T. Morris
Category: Action/Romance/Comedy
Disclaimer: Power Rangers and Herbie, "The Love Bug" are the property of The Walt Disney Company.
Notes: Please Read and Review! Herbie will have a bigger role in coming chapters.
The next day, Kim was heading to the gym for her first period gym class when she looked out a window in the hallway and saw the sky go black.
"What's going on?" she said. Just then, Principal Randall on the intercom, announced that school was canceled for the day. Kim thought to herself, "They never canceled school when Rita and/or Zedd attacked, all though they never seemed to attack during school hours." Kim decided to go to Tommy's classroom and see if he had any ideas of what to do, but by the time she got there Tommy was all ready gone. "Damn!" she said, then she ran out to Herbie, jumped in and headed for home.
She flipped on the radio and searched for a news station, "For those of you just tuning in… The entire Reefside area has been shrouded in darkness, a large spaceship is hovering over the city, and robotic dinosaurs are reeking havoc in downtown…"
"So much for Reefside being peaceful and quiet," said Kim. She arrived at her house, dashed inside, and flipped on the TV. All of the local channels were covering the dinosaurs running wild. There was a T-Rex, a Triceratops and a Pterodactyl.
"We have not yet received word from anyone claming responsibility for the chaos currently… Wait a minute what's that? Can it be? Jerry! Get a shot over there," said the reporter on TV. The picture changed from the dinosaurs to three Power Rangers, one Red, one Yellow, and one Blue. Kim frowned a little she was a little disappointed not to see a Pink Ranger. Kim watched as the Rangers tamed their Zords, formed their Megazord, and destroyed the spaceship. "YEAH!" she said, as she jumped up. "Wow, they are pretty good for rookies." She thought back on her own days as a Ranger and smiled.
The next day, Kim was sitting in her office going over some lesson plans when she heard a knock on the door, "Come in," she said.
The door opened and Kira walked in, "Hi, Ms. Hart."
"Hi, Kira. What can I do for you?"
"I just wanted to let you know that this Thursday me and my band are playing a kind of audition gig at Haley's Cyberspace, and I though you'd like to know."
"That's great, Kira. What's Haley's Cyberspace?"
"It's kind of cyber café/juice bar. It's down near the docks."
"Well, I'll be there. I heard you singing the other day. I really liked it."
Kira smiled, "Thanks."
Kim looked at Kira's wrist and saw a large silver bracelet with a yellow stone in the middle, "That's a nice bracelet you have there."
"Um, thanks." Just then the bell rang, "Talk you later, Ms. H" then Kira dashed out of the door.
Soon, it was Thursday and Kim walked into Haley's Cyberspace and sat down at the bar. The red-headed woman behind the bar said, "What can I get for you?"
"Um, How about a Strawberry Smoothie?"
"You've got it," and a few moments later, the woman returned with Kim's drink. "Here you go."
"Thanks."
"I'm Haley and your Kim Hart."
"Yeah… but how did you know?"
"I'm a friend of Tommy's, we met in college."
"I see."
"Oh, don't worry. We are just friends and nothing more."
Soon, Kira walked up to them, "Haley, can I get an apple juice?"
"Sure," said Haley.
"Hi, Ms. H," said Kira, "I'm glad you could make it."
"No problem, Kira," said Kim, "But we're not in school now, you can call me Kim, if you want."
Kira smiled, "OK." then Haley came back with Kira's apple juice, "I've got to get ready."
"OK. Break a leg."
"Thanks," said Kira, as she walked toward the stage.
As, Kim sipped on her smoothie, she saw Conner come in. And, she saw Conner roll his eyes and walked over to the other end of the bar where Ethan James was sitting. She turned back around and smiled Haley saw this and walked over to Kim, "What's with Conner?"
"Oh, I think he's still a little upset that I beat him in a little impromptu drag race on the first day of school."
"What?" said Haley, with a little bit of a chuckle.
Kim looked around a little, "Can you keep a secret?"
"Of course."
While Kim told Haley all about Herbie, Conner and Ethan sat at the other end of the bar and Conner was just looking at Kim. "Conner," said Ethan, "your still not mad at her."
"Dude," said Conner, "she beat me in a Beetle, and not one of those New Beetles, an old one."
Ethan just laughed, then Haley went on stage and introduced Kira, everyone applauded, and she began to sing. While everyone enjoying Kira's singing, nobody noticed that outside, Tommy was being kidnapped by Tyrannodrones.
Before Kim left Haley's she called Tommy's, because he said that he would be there to hear Kira sing, there was no answer. She tried again, this time from home, later that night, but there was still no answer. This worried Kim a little, so she quickly drove over to his house. When she got there she saw that his Jeep wasn't parked out front. This worried her even more. She walked up to the front door and rang the bell, no answer. She tried again, still no answer. She turned the door knob, it was unlocked and she walked in.
"Tommy!" she called out. She walked into the den and saw the model T-Rex she walked over to it and pulled down on the jaw. She was surprised by the secret entrance to the basement opening. She walked down the steps and entered Tommy's lab. She looked around and said to herself, "Tommy, what have you been up to?" She then saw the large computer setup on the left, "There is one way to find out."
She walked over to it, sat down at the keyboard and pressed some buttons and an image of Tommy appeared on the screen and it said, "I'm Tommy Oliver, and if your not me then something must be seriously wrong. This video diary is a confidential record, only to be viewed in case of an emergency. What your about to see is a history of my life… my history… as a Power Ranger…" As Kim watched, as Tommy highlighted all of the most important moments in Ranger History. But the most important part came at the end, "…with the return of Mesagog, it became necessary to invoke the power of the Dino Gems. Should anything happen to me, these three are in charge of protecting the planet…" Then, on the screen, appeared pictures of Ethan, Conner, and Kira. Below each of there pictures was a picture of each ranger standing in front of their respective Zord. "…your in good hands."
Kim was floored by what she had just seen, "I can't believe it… I can't believe how stupid I am! I mean they where right there in front of my nose! There is a Red, Blue, and Yellow ranger. Conner wears Red! Ethan wears Blue! And, Kira wears Yellow! And, now that I think of it, all three of them have those bracelets! Man, why didn't I think of it sooner! OK, Kim calm down. I have to tell them I know. I need there help to find Tommy."
The next day, near the end of her 3rd period gym class Kim walked up to Kira and said, "Kira, um, I need to see you in my office when you finish changing."
"OK," said Kira.
A short time latter, Kim was sitting behind her desk, when she heard a knock, "Come in."
Kira walked in and closed the door, "What did you want to see me about?"
"Sit down, Kira." Kira sat down and Kim continued, "Kira, I don't know how to say this so I'll just come out and say it, I know that you, Conner and Ethan are Power Rangers."
"What?" said Kira as her jaw dropped, "We're not Power Rangers."
"Don't worry, Kira, your secret is safe with me. You see I was the original Pink Ranger."
"You were the Pink Ranger?"
"Yes, but that's not important right now. I need your help. I think something happened to Tommy and I need the Power Rangers help. I want you, Conner and Ethan to meet me at Tommy's house after school."
"OK," said Kira.
Then the bell rang, "You better go. I'll see you later."
After school, Kim waited in Tommy's lab for the Power Rangers to arrive. Soon she hear people walking down the steps. It was Conner, Kira, and Ethan. "Thanks for coming."
"No problem," said Kira.
"We'll do whatever we need to help," said Ethan.
"I think we're getting a little too freaked out about this" said Conner.
"Dr. O doesn't show up for my gig and then he missed a full day of school without calling. I think we've achieved the exactly the right level of freaking out," said Kira.
"OK, before we discuss how we are going to find Tommy," said Kim, "there is something you three need to see."
Kim took the three over to the computer and started Tommy's video record, "I'm Tommy Oliver, and if your not me then something must be seriously wrong. This video diary is a confidential record, only to be viewed in case of an emergency. What your about to see is a history of my life…"
"More boring dinosaur bone stories," said Conner, "yawn."
"My history… as a Power Ranger…"
"OK, un-yawn."
The Rangers watched as Tommy talked about how Zordon created the first Rangers, how Rita made him the Green Ranger, how he lost his Green Ranger powers, and how he gained his White Ranger powers. Then, Ethan paused the video. Kira said, "What did you do that for?"
"Because, I'm so buggin' I can't even deal" said Ethan.
"Dr O. is the oldest living Power Ranger," said Conner.
"Not the oldest," said a voice behind them, then all four turned around. The voice belonged to Haley, "Just the best."
"Haley," said Ethan.
"How did you get in here?" asked Conner.
"More importantly, what do you know about all this?" asked Kim.
"I know that Tommy is in trouble," said Haley, "and you four are the only ones who can help him."
To be continued…