THE REASON - Part Forty-One: Feel the Power
Summary: In order to save Kim, the dino rangers must use their own powers to break the connection. But the cost is hard on Tommy especially when both his ninja and dino powers are needed to complete the transfer. How will it affect the team?
Disclaimer: Power Rangers is not mine. Never will, so those dreams will never come true. Other than that, I'm just here to play around with the characters and find out what fits for what character.
A/N: As far as I could tell, school has already begun, and time in front of the computer is now harder that expected. So, as for updating this story every week or so, will be kind of hard. So, I must apologize for that. Keep an eye out, though. I'll try to get on as soon as I can to keep you as updated as possible. But as of now, it's hard to explain a few things with all these things going through my head. Don't worry. It'll settle down once I can get through this first week or so of school. Sorry again for the long wait, and the possibility of not seeing a new set of chapters in the next few weeks. But keep reading, and do what you all do best. I'll see you when I do. May the Powers Always Protect You.
"Do you trust me with these powers? Against my will, I must make a sacrifice to myself. I must do what I have to do." –Eclyptyk Neo
When the teens arrived, it appeared as if their ninja mentors were expecting them. They slowly walked in, greeted by a neutral, yet concerned look by each of their ninja mentors.
"What's going on?" Conner asked slowly.
"Yeah, something weird is going on." Ethan nodded, raising an eyebrow. "I can feel it."
The ninjas hesitated, turning to the form coming down the stairs. It was Hayley.
"How is he?" Aisha asked.
"He's stable." Hayley said as she nodded slowly. "In better condition than Kim. Deep slumber."
"Hello? " Trent whistled, not liking the lack of information coming their way. "What's going on?"
Adam sighed, stepping forward. "To keep things simple. How do you guys feel about getting a sort of upgrade in your dino powers? Get an added bonus of having illusion powers?"
"There's gotta be a catch," Conner took a step back.
"Yeah, what's the catch? Because I made some telepathic bond with my zord." Kira nodded her agreement to the red dino thunder ranger.
"There is one." Hayley nodded, from where she stood. "Well, a few."
The ninja rangers stepped aside to reveal a figure lying motionless on a medical table. The teens exchanged a quick look with each other and rushed over with no hesitation.
Kira's knees were the first to weaken, as Trent caught her. "Oh my god "
"It's Kim." Conner breathed quietly.
Ethan shook his head, hoping it was a dream. But when he opened his eyes, the petite woman was laying there on the table before him. He looked over to his ninja mentors, a look of shock on his face. "How? I don't understand..."
"It's a long story." Aisha nodded.
"A suicide mission set by Tommy." Rocky added. "We ended up infiltrating Mesogog's lab and got her outta there before anymore harm could be done to her."
"But there are still a lot of risks." Adam sighed.
"And Dr. Oliver?" Trent furrowed his eyebrows as he helped Kira over to a chair.
"Upstairs." Hayley informed the teens. "Tired. But he's fine." she directed the boys to take a seat. "Trust me, you're gonna want to."
Time passed.
The technical advisor and ninja rangers began to explain to the teens of the recent events. About infiltrating the evil fortress and getting Kim out. Of the new feeling of powers obtained by the ninja rangers, but still with no real ability to morph. And how the meteor was affecting Kim and Tommy. And the new possibility to obtain an even higher power than what they had right now.
"Well, this is definitely a trip." Ethan sighed, dropping his head.
"You're telling me." Trent nodded.
"So, the powers of the gem–of Kim's dino gem–are that of illusion?" Conner began to file out questions.
"Yes." Adam nodded.
"And due to the meteor, has now been neutralized to the point where she can't obtain its power, but we can?"
"Yes." Hayley said. "The four of you. And Tommy. It comes with the control you have with your own dino gems."
"Her mental stability is weak. She can't maintain the powers of the gem." Rocky said.
"And the meteor." Aisha added.
"Man, that meteor has been nothing but trouble for us." Conner huffed.
"If that isn't worse, it's what the gem is already doing to Dr. O and Kim." Kira sighed sadly.
The boys nodded, getting to their feet. They made their way to the unconscious petite woman dubbed in her pink ninja uniform. Rocky and Adam excused themselves to attend to the legendary ranger upstairs.
"So, Adam?" Rocky began, as he pushed the trapped door open. "What do you think?"
Adam sighed, shaking his head. "I don't know. I was hoping for a little peace and quiet. Not any of this mayhem."
"Yeah, well, we're not going anywhere any time soon, anyway." Rocky shook his head. "At least you don't have too much to worry about. I've been trying to fill Tanya in on this entire situation, and she still can't believe some of the shit we've been through."
"Well, with all the excuses I've been making to both Randall about Tommy's absence and the USOC about Kim's absence is bugging me. I'm not sure how many more excuses I can come up with."
"At least you have something to fall back on." Rocky patted his friend on the back. "You're an actual medical doctor and not some crazed lunatic."
Adam shrugged as the red ninja followed him into the living room. They watched the unconscious man laying on the couch, propped up by pillows. A set of wires escaped from their place on his arms, chest and head to give a reading of his condition. But he hadn't shown much signs since the ninja rangers were given a boost of power.
"So, telepathy?" Rocky suggested.
"Tried it." Adam shook his head. "I can't get anywhere with that. No real change in brainwave patterns. Can't even hear what we say. He's out cold."
"Same as Kim?"
Adam nodded. "Same thing."
"Man, I knew that meteor was bad news." Rocky groaned, collapsing on the lounge chair.
"Hey, Rocko. Without it, we might have not gotten this far. And I think the teens are glad to have such encouraging people to be here, especially after all that's happen. I would figure that Tommy wouldn't have been able to do it on his own."
"Not after all that's happened." Rocky nodded slowly.
Adam ran a hand passed the science teacher's head finding the bump on his head. He grew curious to why it was there. Or how it got there. And what was really going on in the black dino thunder ranger's head. Something was going on. "C'mon, T. Wake up We need you, buddy."
"There's so much to say." Rocky directed toward the legendary ranger. "It's crazy, ya know. I never would have expected any of this to happen. All of this to happen."
"You said this was gonna be one of the biggest battles we faced. A great war. I'm beginning to agree with you more, Tommy."
"It's been a trip traveled by only the lucky few. And I guess, I could never look back at all of this and say I regret ever becoming a ranger." Rocky sighed. "It was a journey that I would want to go back and do all over again."
They sat there, watching the motionless body. A sinking feeling of failure swept through them. But they knew they had to be strong. They didn't need the teens to see the hurt, loss and failure in them. They were mentors to the team, now. They weren't really running the fight game unless they had to. They were there as encouragement, trainers, friends, help. No one needed to see them like this. Any of them. They were older. More mature. Knew the battles won and loss of their past, and hoping to avoid the emotional scars that came from some of those battles. But the capital punishment was starting to take its toll on them.
Hours passed.
The guys were upstairs monitoring the status of the black dino thunder ranger, but didn't really get anything out of him.The girls were downstairs, along with Trent, keeping an eye on the pink ninja.
If the theory was right, the only means of protecting Tommy from collapsing was for him to wear his dino thunder ranger suit, while focusing his energy and power on his ninja powers. But it was something that had a great risk. Tommy had mentioned that he was unable to harness both powers at the same time, because it would involve a lot of power and concentration. But it was needed in order for the gem to truly break away from Kim. It was a risk that he would take. Needed to take. And with the boost of power she had already handed over, and the newly crafted green dragon powers of his past, he was powerful enough to take out the entire ranger team with no real effort. They could only hope that would never happen. But in the life as a ranger, anything could and would happen. They had to keep their eyes and ears open for anything.
Conner paced the room. It was obvious that his shoulders hung low and he was blaming the recent events on himself. He was the leader of the new team. Tommy was merely just the mentor, and star ranger. But that didn't give him the status as the leader. It was a joint thing, but he knew that his mentor was leaving most of the strategizing and leadership role to him.
Rocky saw the uneasiness in the young ranger and pulled him aside to consult him on a personal basis. "I know you're blaming yourself for all this, Conner. Don't do it. It's not your fault. Ya know, that's how Tommy was back in the day. He blamed a lot of mistakes on himself. Had problems asking for help and wanting to find every right in the world. Destroy all wrong." he paused and clasped the red dino ranger's shoulder. "But they bounce back. They realize that they can't do it alone, and it's a team effort for a fight against evil. Against the wrong. Against mistakes."
Conner forced out a breath, then looked at the red ninja. "How can we be so sure? Don't you find it a little weird that all this is happening right after Trent joined the team? There's gotta be a catch. He can't be trusted."
Rocky nodded. "It'll take some time to trust Trent. I mean, I wasn't there in Tommy's darkest hour when he was the evil green ranger, but I knew it took a lot of time. A lot of healing. A lot of patience. That's all that Trent is asking of you, Ethan and Kira. You have your doubts. Everyone does. But you learn to deal with it. Cope. Fight back. And open your eyes to something more. Just because I was demoted my ranks as a ranger, didn't mean I was any least important than any other ranger. I still did my duty. I still fought. I never gave up. No ranger does. No matter who they are."
"Ranger or not. Color doesn't matter." Adam walked up beside the red duo. "It's how you use your powers and what difference it can make. Trent hasn't come at the best of times, Conner. We all get that. But you're gonna have to give him a chance."
"Everyone deserves a second chance, bro." Ethan encouraged as he found his place in the ranger bonding. "It takes time to accept the changes that go on around you. It's how you manage to look at it, and are willing to accept the changes."
Conner looked at his ninja mentors, each holding a light reassuring smile. Then he looked over at his dino ranger counterpart, and saw the same encouraging face. And he was glad to have friends like these on his side. "Thanks, guys."
"Always looking out." Rocky nodded. "Besides, I don't think Tommy wouldn't like it much if we weren't doing our job."
The other three laughed, joining the red ninja in his jokes.
Underground lab.
Hayley was continuing the bio-netic scan on the motionless pink ninja, but found no progress. She looked up from where she stood, seeing the anxious facesof those present, shaking her head sadly. "Sorry, guys. I haven't gotten a thing." she replied.
Trent was sitting a few feet away from the yellow ranger duo, still feeling like the outcast. He didn't know Kim as well as the others. Yet, was glad he had a chance to get to know her better when Dr. Oliver brought her by, before he ever found that dino gem. It was a nice conversation. Short, but friendly. And he could see the unique bonding between the yellow duo, as well as their great concern and worry for the pink ninja. It was a ranger bond–a 'sisterly bond' as Kira told him. Yet, he really had no idea how a sibling relationship was. Or a close friendship.
The closest friends he could recall were Kira, Conner, and Ethan. His teen friends. Than his science teacher and the technical advisor. And than the ninja mentors. But he still had a lot to learn. He still didn't feel welcome in the ranks, and he knew that Kira and Aisha were trying with him now. Rocky and Adam were too. Ethan was giving in. It was Conner that would need some time. He only hoped it wouldn't be forever.
Trent slowly got to his feet, and found his way to the medical table as Hayley ran another scan. "So, she was the first?"
"First ever pink ranger." Aisha nodded, finding a place beside the white dino ranger. "I was told, by my old mentor, Zordon, that many rangers grow close as friends in their time spent in the suit. They could hardly keep outta each other's hairs. They stick to each other like glue. The Ranger family may be big, with every generation up to this point, but the time spent with those in suit around you are the best family of all. That's how the four generations of us are. The original members of the ranger family."
Trent furrowed his eyebrows, feeling lost and confused. "The original members?"
"Well, of course, there's Kim and myself. Tommy, Adam and Rocky. And the members you have yet to meet. Jason, Zack, Billy, Tanya and Kat."
"I've been told that not only do the people you hang out with stick to you like a sibling, but so does the color worn by that person." Kira said slowly as she moved toward a spot beside her dino ranger counterpart. "That's why I tend to have a unique bond with Aisha. But it also comes with the zords, too."
"The zords?" he furrowed his eyebrow.
"The Drago Zord is a facsimile to the pterodactyl." Hayley began, with a nod. "So, you hold a bond with both Kira and Kim, since they both honed that zord. And you also hold one with Tommy. He was once dubbed in the white suit."
"World's Greatest." Aisha chuckled, jealous at the fame he got for the suit changing.
Trent looked at everyone in the room slowly. He knew they were right. He felt it inside him, but he still felt lost. Felt unwanted. Like an outcast. A lot has happened in the past two days, and he figured that some plan was placed on him for this. That it was his fault that their mentor/teammate was out of commission. That Kim was struggling to hold control of the gem and her ninja powers. He was playing a crucial role in all this, whether anyone else knew it. He could still feel the powers inside himself from his dino ranger counterparts nearly two months ago to hatch his own dino-zord egg.
Kira looked at him with great concern. She didn't want him to put any blame on himself for these events. She knew it wasn't his fault. And she came to know that her mentor and teacher was sort of a suicidal, risk-taker that would do anything to save and protect his friends. But most of all, his true love. She didn't want to lose hope that those two were meant for each other, as anyone else on the team knew.
She was hesitant, but felt it right to try and comfort the newest member of the team. She gently pulled his hands over to hers as their eyes met. And for the moment spent, each was drawn into the other's. Into a world all its own where only they existed. Each held their breath, unsure of what to do next. It was the first time they had made a real physical contact like that. It was nice. Soothing. Calm. Relaxing.
Aisha exchanged a look with Hayley seeing the connection made by the young rangers. "Deja vu?"
Hayley could only nod. She cleared her throat, as the two teens blinked out of their own reality. They broke the embrace and looked at the technical advisor. "Don't worry, guys. We'll figure something out. This isn't over."
"I know." Kira nodded. "Thanks, Hayley. You're the best."
Trent found his way back to his seat. He turned to the yellow ninja ranger, hoping to get more on his ranger heritage.
Hayley could only find one solution as she directed the white ranger toward the central computer console. "Sit, Trent. And watch the legacy unfold."
The screen went blank as Hayley entered in some codes, and the video of his mentor came on the screen.
The legendary ranger was fixing the camera to the very console that Trent was sitting at, and took a seat to look at him directly. "I'm Tommy Oliver. And if you're not me, then something is seriously wrong..."
Trent sunk into the chair. "Um..."
Kira walked up beside him, taking a seat in another chair by the console. "Relax. He already knows."
"...this video diary is a confidential record." the mentor continued to say on the screen. "And it's only meant to be viewed in case of an emergency. What you're about to see is a history of my life."
Aisha found her place at the computer console, growing curious to what her former leader had said. She had never seen the video in her stay here, but knew of its existence.
"My life as a Power Ranger." the video continued. "My story begins in Angel Grove...."
The three watched the video playback as the answers and questions became more clear to the newest member of the team.
Living room.
Rocky and Ethan sat across the room, leaning against each other, falling into a deep sleep. Both had not gotten much sleep with their competitive nature of playing computer games to the point of near exhaustion. Conner and Adam sat before the black dino thunder ranger, waiting. They made little conversation centered mostly around sports, girls, cars. Guy things.
Another hour passed.
Just when they were all about to call it a day, or afternoon and take a break, the man on the couch stirred with a groan.
Adam was the first on the scene as he raced to his friend's side. "Tommy? Ya there?"
The man stirred again, as he felt movement come back into his legs and arms. He opened his eyes to narrow slits, seeing the blurry crowd of people looming over him. He closed his eyes for a second, forcing out a breath.
"Hey, Dr. O. Wake up." Ethan said slowly.
Tommy opened his eyes again, as the vision became more clear. He wanted to sit up, but Adam forced him back into the comfort of the couch. He winced, running a hand against his forehead. "What happened?"
"You don't remember?" Conner asked.
Tommy shook his head. "My head. Can't remember much."
"Suicide mission." Rocky recalled.
Tommy forced out another breath. "Oh yeah. Right. Did it work? Did we get Kim out?"
"She's out, man. She's downstairs." Adam nodded, forcing the black dino ranger back on the couch. "Slow down. You need a rest up a little bit. You've had a long night. Kim's still unconscious as far as I could tell, Tommy. But she is fine."
"Ya know about the gem.." Rocky began.
Tommy held up a hand, nodding. "Yeah. I know. We gotta break the bond with Kim and the gem. I know. And it's gonna need both my dino powers and my ninja powers to harness enough power to break the bond. I know that, too." he let out a breath. "And I'm not really permitted anywhere around her in my civilian form, until the gem is broken. Until the power transfer is complete. Or so we hope."
"Well, ya know, Tommy." Adam caught his breath. "We don't want you to worry a whole lot. I mean, you've had a long night. You should call it."
Tommy shook his head. "No. I've waited too damn long to hold back now. I gotta do what I gotta do. Not only for Kim, but for the rest of the team."
"You look pretty beat, Dr. O." Conner began. "Are you sure about this?"
"Don't try to convince him otherwise." Rocky said under his breath. "He's a very stubborn person."
"I heard that, Rocko." Tommy sat up, running a hand through his hair. "And I won't lie to you guys. This won't be easy. But I'll be taking the bigger risk here. And I just gotta do what I gotta do. I won't lose her again."
The guys nodded, helping him to his feet.
The team met in the living room of the Oliver household to discuss the current matters at hand. The teens sat on the big couch. The ninja rangers were dispersed around the room, while the legendary ranger paced the room in his ranger form. Hayley was down below preparing Kim for the power transfer.
No one really had anything to say. Each pair of eyes turned toward the man in the black dino thunder ranger suit. He stopped, forced out a breath as his eyes darted across the room to his old ranger crew. Then they settled on the teens on the couch. "You guys ready to do this?"
The teens nodded slowly.
Conner was the first to his feet. "Anything to help out another ranger, Dr. O."
Ethan followed. "No doubt. I think we'd all like to kick Mesogog's butt to the curb soon."
Tommy nodded slowly, knowing they were right. He was growing tired of Mesogog messing with any of them. But the deepest, darkest secret held in the dino-man still lingered in his mind. He looked over at the newest member of the team, Trent, seeing the uneasiness in how the boy sat. And he knew as much as the boy what/who was behind the mask. And he figured he would give much respect to Trent for not saying anything. It wasn't easy to fight against your own father. Or an old colleague.
Kira looked over at Trent. And it was a look of great concern and pondering of what was going on in the white dino ranger's mind. "You okay?"
Trent looked at her, then down at the hand extended out toward him. He took it with care, nodding slow. "I'm fine. Just a little distracted."
Tommy saw the gesture, making mental note of how welcoming Kira was to Trent about inviting him into the ranks of the team. He was glad that Trent was beginning to find his place among the team. Even if it was only a day's worth of events. It was already one weekend none of them would forget. And who could blame them with all that's already happened in a matter of two months.
Only that dark secret kept them apart. It wasn't a connection as Tommy had shared with Kim, but it was there. Wanting to help. Wanting to help him cope. Wanting the past to not be of such dark scars and pain.
"Then let's do this." Tommy gestured the team out of the room.
The teens were the first to move out. Then the ninja rangers, and finally the legendary ranger.
When they got to the lab, Hayley was removing the last of the wires that were connected to Kim's body. It was now located at the center of the room. She had concluded that it was all the work of the powers within each of the rangers to free the gem, not the work of machines. It was a weird thing to imagine, but for a ranger, anything was possible.
The teens found their place around Kim. Conner and Trent were across each other at Kim's shoulders. Kira and Ethan were across from each other at her knees. The ninjas found their place at the foot of the table. Adam was in the front. Aisha was a step back to his left, and Rocky on his right.
Tommy was the last into the room, as Hayley found herself out. Though, she was such a great help to the team, this was something that had to be done within those honing the ranger powers. She placed a reassuring hand on Tommy's shoulder, and he took it as a revelation that these difference between the two woman was demolished. He took painful steps to the table, taking his place at the head of the table. When he looked down at the unconscious woman laying on the table, it crushed him more. His lungs ached. He felt the emptiness in his heart for all the pain and anger that came between them in the last two months. He never wanted that to happen. He didn't want it to happen. Or in such a time as this. He leaned forward, caressing her face as the glow of his morpher came alive. His knees weakened as the surge of power escaped his morpher in a green light finding its place on the outline of the crane on Kim's ninja uniform.
Tommy stood up straight, taking a deep breath. "All right, guys. Let's go."
The teens looked at him slightly worried, seeing the dizziness in how their teacher stood.
He shook it away, noticing their concerned looks. "I'm fine, guys. Let's do it. Raise your arm up." he directed the teens to raise their arms housing the metal cuff to their dino powers. "Use the power of the gem and concentrate. Open up your minds and your hearts. And clear up your thoughts to make a real connection to your dino gem."
The teens exchanged a worried look, lowered their heads and closed their eyes. Each teen raised an arm and began to concentrate.
The ninjas lowered their heads, brought their hands out in front of them to form a triangle. They, too, began to concentrate.
Tommy lowered his head as the energy in the room began to grow among the rangers present. Tommy placed the key to his morpher into its socket, turning it slow as he let out another breath.
The room was enlightened by a bright golden light. The teens faltered slightly, as each held their breath and re-positioned themselves to embrace the energy filling them. Guiding them. The four colors of the dino thunder teens mixed with the one now escaping the top ranger, finding its place into the outline of the crane on Kim's ninja uniform.
Tommy groaned feeling the strange echoing calls of the teens given zords enter his mind. It echoed in his mind, making his knees weak, but he held his ground. He looked up and saw the outline of the animals spirits behind his ninja counterparts. The frog. The ape. The bear. When he looked down, he could see the outline of Kim's animal spirit take form. He could smell the faint scent of vanilla fill his nose, as the memories he shared with Kim within the past few hours went through his mind again. The wings were spread out to touch the two top teen rangers. Trent and Conner. Than it flapped several times to engulf the teens in its embrace, hugging them and pulling them closer to the table.
The teens groaned at the sudden jolt of energy run into their bodies.
"I can't hold...." Trent groaned, feeling the weakness in his knees.
"Don't lose control, Trent." Tommy forced out as he felt the energy drained from his body.
"It's too stong." Ethan cried.
"Don't lose control." Tommy directed quickly.
The teens forced out a breath drawing another stronger connection to their gems.
The echoing cry of the animal spirits filled the room, taking the teens by surprise. Tommy fell forward, using the table as a support as he felt the surge of his ninja powers. The falcon's cry outweighed the other animal calls as the teens almost fell to their knees.
The teens saw the weakness in their teacher.
"Dr. Oliver...." Kira's voice grew with great concern.
"No " Tommy breathed as a white light began to outline his ranger suit. "Keep going Don't stop "
Trent caught the table as a spark of energy ran into him. Then Conner. And finally Ethan and Kira.
The room began to glow with the energy of every ranger. The strain to maintain concentration of the powers was diminishing.
The teens slowly opened their eyes and looked around the room to see the light of colors rain down on them like stars.
"Wow It's beautiful." Kira said with astonishment.
"It's amazing." Ethan nodded.
Conner and Trent had to agree, as they seemed to move between time. Between the struggle and getting a chance to look around the room. It was unlike anything they could describe. They felt different, both physically and mentally. They looked at their teacher, who looked fatigue. He simply nodded at them.
And it ended.
The room filled with a bright pink light, as the gem from within Kim's grasp floated into the air. The dino rangers watched as it broke into five different pieces and flew to the given gem of each ranger. But with it, the force sent them all into the ground. And the echoing animal spirits filled the room again.
Then the room was silent.
The brightness dimmed, and the energy began to slowly fade. The machines in the room were short-circuited for a moment, but returned to normal once the three ninjas stirred from their meditative stance.
The teens slowly got back to their feet to find their teacher cling to the edge of the table like his life depended on it. He appeared the most weaken. Not rejuvenated like the others present. Trent and Conner moved to pull the black dino thunder ranger up, but he was weak. He was shaken. The team moved to the legendary ranger's side, as Conner and Trent sat him down in a chair.
When Tommy looked up into the concerned faces, all talk was muffled. He felt a sense of dizziness fill his body, as his morpher began to glow with a black-gold haze. He de-morphed, unable to control the powers and leaned forward. He looked like he wanted to puke, but he didn't.
Adam began to examine the exhausted man, seeing that he was fine for the most part. Only a little dazed and weakened. But was nothing a good amount of rest couldn't fix. And when he looked back at the teens, he made it clear that their teacher was going to be okay. He patted the black dino thunder ranger's shoulder. "You did it, Tommy. The madness is over."
Tommy shook his head drawing in another breath. When he looked up, he saw the teens move toward the table with the yellow ninja. "It's not over. It's never over, Adam. This is only the beginning."
"But the hard part is done." Rocky said. "Kim's just a ninja, now."
Tommy forced out a breath. "Yeah, she is. I'm worried about the teens. All this power..."
"They're young." Adam cut off the black dino ranger. "If anyone is capable of maintaining such a great power as that, it's them. They'll be fine."
Tommy nodded. "I hope there won't be anymore surprises for us."
Across the room.
"So, is it all over? The gem is no longer hers?" Conner looked from the motionless body to the yellow ninja.
"It's now yours. It's almost like she never had those powers." Aisha nodded.
"And she's just like you, Adam and Rocky. A ninja?" Kira asked.
"If things went right, yes." Aisha nodded. "She might even be the most powerful ninja after that."
"So, how do you guys feel?" the words escaped from the red ninja as he found his place at the table.
The teens looked at each other and shrugged.
"I feel fine. Almost like I can do anything." Conner said with a light smile.
"Yeah. Almost like we were re-introduced to our powers. Only it's a little more sophisticated." Ethan shrugged, having a hard time describing it.
Rocky and Aisha looked at the teens, nodding. They didn't know how to describe how they felt. It was the first time they had managed to make a connection with each other like that. Five ninja rangers in one room using that kind of magic and energy were hard to stand. And if it was all six members, it would be a whole lot more. They were not only guiding the crane back into its rightful place inside Kim, but the teens into a new level of power. Power that was now fused with the ninja spirit hidden within each of them.
Time passed.
The teens found themselves out of the lab, and out of the area to let the expertise of the technical advisor and doctor do their work. The red and yellow ninja couldn't complain when work and tests had to be run on the two taking the hardest beating in all of this, Kim and Tommy.
They would all have to wait on how the outcome would be in time.
To be continued.....
A/N: Okay, of course, there are a lot of questions I know many of you have. To keep things simple: 1. Kim no longer has the powers of the dino gem, though there are remnants of it still remaining. Unfortunately, no one really knows it but Tommy due to the mental connection they have made. It will come into play when these episodes begin to deliver again. 2. There is still a little thing going on with Kira and Trent. But it will never make the ranks of Tommy and Kim's relationship. I'm thinking about making a Conner/Kira relationship, but that's still in the back of my head. 3. This is still pre-"Triassic Triumph." The next chapter will tie into that episode. And well, that's all I'm gonna leave you with. So, keep a close eye and I'll see you in future chapters. Laterz! It'll take awhile to see the new chapters--sorry. :( I'm really behind, but my computer's a little sick with all these stupid virus. I need to get that fixed, but until I do, just keep doing what you do. Peace.