Disclaimer: Again, I don't own PRDT or any related characters/storylines...So there will be no law suits today...

A/N: OK I'm calling myself out on how many times I spelled "unconcious" wrong in the last chapter...Sorry! And apologies to my variation on Trent's morphing call...He says "White Ranger, Dino Thunder!"...Again, I'm blaahhed out......Oh and Dr. O is still trapped for story purposes...You'll see why. Read on fellow fans and ignore my odd mistakes!

So This is Hell: A Ranger Trapped
Chapter 3 – She F'cking Hates Me

Back at Dr. O's, Kira was on the couch unconcious. The rest of the group was down in the lab.

"What the hell were you thinking?!" Trent exploded.

"Trent," Dr. O said sternly. He turned to Conner. "Conner—OK. I'm sure you had some reason. Thank you for saving the box, but I'm not quite sure I agree with your tactics."

Conner sighed. "Look, if I hadn't stepped in, Elsa could have gotten to her...again, and that would be way worse."

"I was holding Elsa off!" Trent said fiercly.

"You weren't morphed!" Conner countered. "How long do you think you could've held her?! But if I didn't get that box away from Kira, God knows what could've happened to her!" Conner exhaled after the outburst. Everyone was silent.

Trent shook his head. "You knocked her out cold, Conner," he accused quietly. He raised his voice as he continued. "And we're supposed to thank you for that?!"

"At least she's not dead!"

The two were dangerously close to getting into a physical fight. "Alright guys," Dr. O interrupted. "Save it. Hayleye's up there with Kira now. I'm sure everything'll be fine."

Trent and Conner continued glaring at each other. "What I want to know," Trent said finally, "is where you were, Ethan." He turned to Ethan who had been sitting quietly ever since meeting the group back at the lab.

Ethan shrugged. "I didn't get a call from you guys. If you had called, I would've come."

"Which would've give him away to Cassidy," Conner pointed out in defense for Ethan. Ethan nodded.

"Ethan, be careful about Cassidy," Dr. O warned. "She's always out to catch the Power Rangers in action. Don't let your identitly slip."

"Don't worry, Dr. O," Ethan promised.

"Look," Conner said, calming down from before. "I'm sorry about Kira. I never meant to hurt her. I never wanted to hurt her! I just didn't want Elsa near her."

Dr. O nodded. "Well, you can try explaining ito to her when she wakes up."

"Dr. O," Tretns aid. "There's something you should know. About Kira." He explained everything Kira had told him. When he was finished, Conner snapped his fingers.

"Of course," he said. "The gas station...I knew she wasn't okay..."

"And you just ignored it?" Trent asked annoyed.

"She said she was okay!" Conner argued.

Before another argument could start up, Hayley came down. "Hey guys? There's something wrong."

They all headed upstairs to Dr. O's living room where Kira was on the couch. As the group approached, they heard Kira mumbling something. Her breaths quickened and her voice more panicked. They didn't know it, but it wasn't an ordinary nightmare she was having...

Kira was dreaming that she was tied to a tree. Helpless...Alone...She didn't know what was happening and then she saw it. A large laser gun was pointed right at her.

"Help!" she screamed. "Help!!"

"No one can help you, Kira," a male voice said. It was her captor. His face was hidden behind her gun.

"Who are you?"

"Introductions aren't needed. You already know me."

Kira gasped as her captor revealed his face and blasted her away...

Trent kneeled down next to the couch and held both of Kira's hands. He hated seeing her this way. As he held onto her, her body relaxed and her breaths returned to a normal rate. Her eyes slowly fluttered open and she saw Trent.

"Trent," she gasped. "OhmyGod..."

"It's okay, Kira. It's okay," he said gently. She nodded and reached up to him. Wrapping her arms around his neck, Kira relaxed as he hugged her tightly. She couldn't understand why she felt so scared. She normally could handle things like this herself, but she found that now she needed to run to Trent for support. Things were spiraling way out of proportion for her and she couldn't keep her head straight.

Hayley smiled at the display of affection between the two. She stole a quick glance at Dr. O, and even though he was wearing his mask, she could tell he was watching Trent and Kira with a feeling of longing for Kim. Ethan shifted uncomfortably and Conner watched with repeating jealousy and intense hatred towards Trent.

Trent and Kira pulled apart and he sat besides her on the couch, his arm around her. Hayley sat down in a chair. "How are you feeling?" she asked.

Kira shook her head. "Horrible. Again."

Ha! The voice was back. I knew you were weak! Kira tried to ignore the voice. You can't ignore me cuz you know I'm right. By the way, what about that dream? Wasn't that something...I told you he's out to get you...I told you. Stay away from him. Hate him. He wants to see you fail.

As the others talked about the possibilities of curing her, Kira suddenly leaned forward and rested her head in her hands. She wasn't listening to what everyone else was talking about. She was too busy failing to ignore the voice. It was getting to her now.

Everyone stopped talking as they saw Kira's sudden movement.

"Kira?" Trent asked.

She didn't say anything.

"Kira?" Trent asked again leaning forward and trying to look her in the eyes. "Hey, what's up? What's wrong?"

She remained quiet.

Conner couldn't help but find the rejection amusing. He decided to step in. He kneeled down in front of her. "Kira, come on, is everything okay?" He reached for her wrist but before he could hold her, she stood up quickly and shoved Conner hard. He went flying across the room and smashed into one of Dr. O's bookcases. Several books fell off and toppled onto Conner. Kira was standing now, glaring at Conner. She was breathing fast. Helpless to the voice, Kira gave in

Get away from me, the voice inside her head said. "Get away from me," she repeated aloud through her teeth. Don't come near me. "Don't come near me."

Conner got up slowly and looked at her confused. "Kira—"

"You want to see me fail!" she screamed. "You're out to get me! STAY AWAY!" She turned and ran out Dr. O's front door. Immediately, Trent chased after her trying to stop her.

Kira continued running, faster and faster and deeper into the woods. She didn't know quite where she was going, but she knew that she needed to run.

"Kira!" Trent continued calling as he chased after her. She was running farther and farther. Suddenly, she tripped and fell. Trent caught up with her quickly and fell besides her. "Kira, snap out of it! What's going on?"

She sat up slowly and he was surprised to see no tears in her eyes, just hollow confusion. "I hate him," she muttered.

"Who, Conner?"

Kira nodded.

Trent didn't say anything. Part of him wanted to celebrate because Conner was officially out of the picture, but he knew she wasn't quite in her right mind.

Isn't Trent nice? the voice asked. You should be with him. Who cares about Conner? Who cares what he thinks...

"Trent?" she asked defeated. "Why do you like me? Why do you want to be with me? I'm a mess...Everything's a mess..."

"No," Trent said lightly. "And at the risk of sounding cliché, you're not a mess. You're beautiful."

She smiled. It was the first smile she had smiled in what seemed like ages. But as sudden as the smile appeared, it disappeared and a look of worry washed over her face.

"Why is Conner doing this to me?" she asked.

"Doing what? Kira, I'm not that big a fan of the guy either, but you've gotta have some reason. Is it because of what happened earlier with the box at the lake?"

Kira nodded, then shrugged. "Partly...But the laser gun..."

Trent looked at her confused. "Laser gun?" Kira nodded again. "Was it the dream?"

"Yeah..."

The two continued talking and Kira spilled her thoughts, her emotions, her terror at what was happening and Trent listened. The more Kira talked, the less the voice spoke to her and she enjoyed that. She hated the voice. She only wanted to talk to Trent and not have to worry about anything else.

Right after Kira had run out and Trent followed her, the living room where everyone was gathered was quiet. Dr. O was reshelving his books and Conner was sitting on the couch defeated. Ethan was sitting next to him, just as confused.

"OK, so she was pissed," Conner said. "But throwing me across the room didn't help."

"Hopefully Trent can calm her down," Hayley said.

"Yeah, and what's up with that?" Conner asked. "Now she only wants to talk to Trent? I mean, she told him about what was going on with her. She hugged him when she woke up. And he's out there running after her now."

"Well, it's kind of obvious," Ethan pointed out.

"I know, I know..." Conner shook his head. "I just wish it wasn't."

Before anyone could respond, the phone rang. They all sat there looking at Dr. O. After all, it was his house and it was his phone. "Answer it," Hayley suggested.

Dr. O shrugged. "Probably telemarketers."

The answering machine came on, but the caller hung up. Silently, Dr. O let out a sigh of relief, but the phone rang again. The answering maching came on, and again the caller hung up. This continued for about 5 or 6 times.

"Must be some eager telemarketer, Dr. O," Conner said raising his eyebrows. Dr. O didn't answer. He sighed, walked over to the ringing telephone, and unplugged it. Ignoring Hayley's stare, he left the living room.

"Okaay..." Ethan said.

"What's with him?" Conner asked.

Hayley didn't answer. This was his life. She had no business interfering, yet...Hayley walked over to the phone and re-plugged it back in. "Come on guys," she said motioning to them. "We've got some work to do in the lab." Ethan followed her down, but Conner lingered back. When they weren't paying attention, he slipped out Dr. O's front door in search of Kira and Trent.

He walked down a dirt path scattered with leaves. He took up a jogging pace, listening carefully for voices. He slowed down when he heard Kira's voice. As he turned a corner, he was standing several feet behind them. Luckily their backs were turned so they didn't notice him.

"You're the only one who really gets me," he heard Kira say. "I just feel like I'm losing it."

"We'll beat this, Kira," Trent replied. "I'm here for you. You know we all are."

Conner saw Kira nod and lean against Trent who hugged her. Kira looked up at him and she smiled. "Trent? Thank you..." She leaned forward and kissed him.

Conner couldn't stand it anymore. He turned and walked away, beaten. He had lost Kira to Trent. And no one would replace that feeling.

Back at Mesagog's lab, Elsa was delighted. So what they had lost the box, her plan was working! The Yellow Ranger was falling into Mercer's son's arms and the Red Ranger was too jealous to even try to get along. In addition, the girl's "illness" was complicating the matters from them. Next mission for her: steal the box. Mesagog would be delighted with her!

"T-Drones," Elsa called. "Go wreak some havoc."

TO BE CONTINUED...