Chapter Seven

Melissa sat on her bed and logged her computer onto the Internet. She was bored, so she thought she'd check her e-mail.

Tommy had to run off after he got that 'page', so she took his jeep back home while he got a ride in Conner's car. He was definitely up to something, but what that was, she wasn't exactly sure of. She had an idea, but she wasn't positive if she was correct or not and there was no way for her to know for sure.

Her computer let out a small chime as she received an instant message. It was from her friend.

PinkLady105: So, how's the trip so far?

GreenEyedSerenity: It's… interesting, I guess you could say. There's something weird going on, but I don't know what, yet.

PinkLady105: Weird? What do you mean by weird?

GreenEyedSerenity: Well, first off, you won't believe who I ran into.

PinkLady105: Who?

GreenEyedSerenity: Tommy.

PinkLady105: Oliver? That Tommy?

GreenEyedSerenity: That would be him, yes.

PinkLady105: What's he doing in Reefside?

GreenEyedSerenity: Teaching science at the high school, if you can believe it. But, that's not what's weird about the whole thing. That's weird is that there was this chiming noise and he said he had just gotten a page and needed to make a call.

PinkLady105: I don't see what's so weird about that.

GreenEyedSerenity: He doesn't have a pager… So, do you know what I think?

PinkLady105: What?

GreenEyedSerenity: I think he's dipping into the ranger pool, again. If you get my drift.

PinkLady105: Tommy? A ranger again? I highly doubt that.

GreenEyedSerenity: I said that I think he is. I'm not sure if he is or not. But, I'm willing to find out.

It was a beautiful day for a picnic in the park. Everyone sat around a checkered blanket and a couple of baskets of food, while talking about school science projects that were coming up.

"It's a model of an active volcano. It even erupts lava." Rocky said. "It's really cool."

"Man, can't you come up with something more original?" Adam asked, throwing a grape at his friend.

"Why?"

"Because, that means that Adam came up with the same idea." Melissa said, biting into an apple as she saw Adam blush. The others just laughed at him.

"I thought it was a good idea."

"It is. Someone just thought of the idea first." Aisha said, still laughing.

But, their laughter was soon quieted when a slew of putties appeared around them, along with Goldar and a chainsaw monster. "Deal with them, we'll grab the girl!" Goldar ordered the putties.

"Mel, run!" Kimberly said as she stood up and kicked a putty in its breastplate.

Melissa didn't say anything as she obliged. She didn't want to be involved in this. This wasn't her fight. She ran to, and climbed, a tree, from where she could watch her friends.

"Get her down from there!" Goldar ordered the monster.

"Yes, master." It said as one of the chainsaws that it had for arms started up and began to cut down the tree.

Melissa jumped from the tree and tried to run, but she was stopped by a blockade of putties. "Why me?" She asked as she tried to run in a different direction.

"There's too many of them! We need to morph!" Billy said, being tackled by a horde of putties.

"I'm with him! We can't take them all on!" Aisha said, flipping one over her small form.

Tommy contemplated on morphing in front of Melissa, but he knew the others were right. He looked over at Melissa who was being attacked by Goldar. He saw her get knocked into a tree where she hit her head and was knocked out. He just hoped that she was all right before he made his decision. "Right! It's morphin' time!"

The group morphed and continued to fight off the putties. Tommy let the others deal with them, while he went after Goldar and the monster. At least that way, they'd be distracted from attacking Melissa.

Both were hovering over Melissa's motionless body. "Get away from her!" Tommy cried out.

Goldar turned toward the white ranger. "She belongs to Lord Zedd, now, Power Puke!" He looked back down at Melissa, a deep chuckle in his throat, only to see her disappear in a flash of green light. "Huh?"

"Whoa! Where'd she go?" Tommy asked. "What did you do with her, fur ball?"

Goldar didn't answer the ranger's question. He just ordered the monster to take over as he disappeared from sight.

"Ooh! Now, it's time for some fun!" The monster said, his arms revving loudly over the rangers.

Yeah, I know what you're thinking.... two chapters in one day? How can that be?

Well, I figured that since I'm wide awake, I'd upload two new chapters for you... just to make you happy.

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