AUTHOR'S NOTE

Third part of Remnants of Green. This now takes place in the middle of Dino Thunder, after Trent becomes good again, though not really after a particular episode. As usual, I own nothing. It's all property of Haim Saban, Fox Kids, and now Disney.

Dr. Tommy Oliver, the Black Dino Ranger, sat at the computer, drumming his fingers on the table. Just then, he heard footsteps.

"Dr. O?" a voice asked.

"Trent, thank you for meeting me," Tommy said, turning to face Trent Fernandez, the White Dino Ranger.

"You wanted to see me?" Trent questioned.

"I just wanted to see how you were doing," Tommy said.

"I'm fine," Trent replied.

"You sure? There are no side effects?" Tommy checked in concern.

"No," Trent answered with a shake of his head.

"You'll tell me if it changes?" Tommy requested.

"Of course," Trent promised.

"Okay, then," Tommy said. Trent left. Meanwhile, a sleek red convertible was just pulling into the parking lot of Hailey's Cyber-Cafe. Inside, Kira Ford, the Yellow Ranger, Ethan James, the Blue Dino Ranger, and Conner McKnight, the Red Ranger were waiting for their friend.

"Where is he?" Kira wondered.

"Well, Trent said that Dr. O wanted to talk to him about something. Maybe it took longer than he expected," Ethan replied with a shrug.

"Anyone know what Dr. O wanted to talk to him about?" Conner asked.

"Not a clue," Ethan said.

"Hi, Trent," Kira greeted.

"Hey," Trent acknowledged.

"What did Dr. O want?" asked Conner.

"He wanted to know if I had any side effects from the Dino Gem," Trent replied.

"What, like super-strength or something?" Kira questioned.

"Somehow, I don't think so," Trent answered. "He seemed pretty worried though," he continued.

"I wonder why," Ethan commented.

"Because he still has his," a voice responded.