After a while, Kira was able to convince Naomi to come back to the room with her. They walked in to find Ethan sitting beside Conner. He looked up at the sound of the door opening and gave Naomi a soft smile, something, he hoped, she could draw some sort of strength from. Naomi let out a pained breath and stood by the wall and Kira slid inside the room, shutting the door behind her.
"Why don't you go sit by him?" Kira asked Naomi, meaning Conner. Naomi's eyes fixated on Conner's seemingly lifeless body. Kira gently stroked Naomi's hair. Naomi closed her eyes and nodded as she slowly walked over to where Ethan was. Ethan stood up so she could have the chair. Naomi sat down beside Conner. She stared at Conner, opening her mouth trying to think of something to say, but she couldn't. She got up.
"I'm sorry, I can't." She said, her eyes filling with fresh tears. Ethan went over to her and put a comforting arm around her shoulders.
"It's okay." He said softly. "We can leave." He said. Naomi nodded, liking the idea. He cast an apologetic look to Kira. Kira shook her head, saying it was all right. Ethan and Naomi left the room, but not before Kira hugged Naomi gently. They went back to Kimberly's car and drove back to Tommy's house. Ethan looked at Naomi as he drove.
"I'm sorry..For springing this on you like that." Ethan apologized. Naomi sighed and looked at him.
"It's okay." She said. She looked out her window. "I understand why you did it. I mean, I guess I had to see Kira and Conner at some point." She said softly. Ethan took one hand off the wheel and reached over, taking her hand in his in a comforting manner. Naomi looked over at him and gave him a weak smile. He looked at her and gave her a smile. Naomi's smile widened a bit as if drawing strength from his. She turned her head back to the front gazing out of the windshield when she saw something that caused her to gasp. Ethan turned to see what was wrong.
"Holy crap!" He exclaimed. There stood Elsa. He slammed on the breaks as a general reflex to seeing someone in the road. Naomi put her hands up to avoid smacking her head against the dashboard. Ethan looked at Naomi. "Are you all right?" He asked. Naomi nodded.
"Uh huh." She said. She slowly sat up. "Wh..What is she doing here?" Naomi asked.
"I don't know. And maybe its best we don't stay and find out." He said. At any other moment he would've gladly faced off with the enemy, but since Naomi was with him, he only cared about getting her away. He went to start the car and drive away but the car didn't move, at least not how they expected it to move. Instead of moving to the side and forward like Ethan intended, the back of the car seemed to elevate. He stepped harder on the gas and they could actually hear the tires screeching, but still nothing.
"What's going on?" Naomi asked fearfully. Ethan turned back and saw Zeltrax holding up the back of the car.
"Come out and play, blue ranger." Zeltrax bellowed, his voice so deep it penetrated the inside of the car. He released the car and it slammed back onto the road. They could hear the glass on the back headlights breaking from the impact. Naomi gave a startled yelp as she braced herself against the dashboard and Ethan braced himself against the steering wheel. Ethan quickly slammed on the brakes to avoid surging forward from the lack of resistance.
"Wh-What do we do?" Naomi asked. Ethan looked at Naomi.
"What time is it?" He asked.
"What? What does that have to do with-"
"Naomi, what time is it?" He asked. Naomi sighed and looked at her watch.
"2:30, what's the point?" She asked. Ethan groaned.
"Dr. Oliver's got class, I can't get him for back up."
"What about Kira?" Naomi asked.
"Blue ranger!" Elsa called out tauntingly. The car jolted forward as if it was kicked. Ethan swung back and saw Zeltrax was kicking the back of the car.
"She doesn't have her bracelet." Ethan said. He looked at Naomi. "Stay here." He said. He went to unbuckle his seat belt. Naomi grabbed his hand.
"You're not seriously considering fighting them, are you?" She asked. "Alone?"
"What choice do I have?" Ethan asked. "They're asking for it." He added, casting a hard look at Elsa.
"But there's two of them, and only one of you." Naomi pointed out worriedly. Ethan looked at her.
"I can handle it, don't worry." He said. He climbed out of the car. "Lock the doors." He said. Naomi went and pushed the locking button down as soon as he shut the door. Ethan took a deep breath and backed away from the car, ready to fight, when he noticed Zeltrax was gone. "Where's your boyfriend?" He asked Elsa.
"I thought maybe we should keep this one on one." She said. "And he's not my boyfriend." She added with a glare. Ethan smirked.
"Whatever you say." He retorted. Elsa gave an angry cry and went to charge at him. "DINO THUNDER! POWER UP!" Ethan said quickly as he morphed. Naomi watched him. Although she knew he was the blue ranger, this was the first time she had seen him morph. Naomi had to admit it was a fascinating sight. She watched as the blue uniform covered his body and he got in a fighting stance, ready to go against Elsa. The two began to fight. Ethan swiftly blocked all of Elsa's punches and kicks and she did the same for his. Suddenly, Elsa got in a lucky shot as she kicked him in the gut, sending him sprawling onto his back on the road.
"Ethan!" Naomi exclaimed worriedly. Elsa slowly stalked up to him and roughly grabbed his shoulder, pulling him to his feet. Ethan caught her off guard with a round house kick to the mid-section. Elsa stumbled back and glared at Ethan. Naomi watched them with baited breath, which was why what happened next caught her completely by surprise. The driver's side window smashed open. Naomi barely had time to duck and cover her face to avoid the flying shards of glass as she gave a surprised yelp. She felt a strong hand reach in and grab her arm. Naomi looked up to see Trent in civilian form.
"Surprise." He said in a sarcastic tone. He yanked on her arm, pulling her to the driver's side. Naomi screamed.
"Let me go!" She said. Ethan looked over to see what was going on.
"Leave her alone!" Ethan yelled. He went to help her. Elsa chuckled and tackled him to the ground. Ethan soon realized the only reason she was there was to keep him away from Naomi and Trent. Naomi fought against Trent tooth and nail as he tried to pull her out the window, but he was stronger then she was. He dragged her across the broken class on the driver's seat. Naomi gave a pain filled gasped as she felt the shards of glass dug into her jeans and scratched the back of her legs. In her panic and fearful state, Naomi's eyes cast over to under the steering wheel where she saw a club (A/N: As in those things people put on their steering wheels so which makes it that like if someone breaks in they can't move it.) Those things are heavy…I can hit him with it. She thought to herself. She tried to grab it with her free hand but she couldn't reach it. Trent reached his other hand in and popped open the lock on the door. Naomi leaned in and tried to bite the hand that was pulling her. Trent growled and added a large amount of pressure to the bruise on her wrist. Naomi whimpered in pain. The door opened as Trent successfully pulled her out of the car and dropped her on the ground away from the car. Naomi took a deep breath and slowly got up.
"Naomi, run!" Ethan yelled as he fought against Elsa. Naomi kept her eyes on Trent. Trent simply smirked.
"Yeah, Naomi, run." He said. "I'll give you a ten second start." He said. Naomi gulped and bravely stood her ground.
"You'd like that, wouldn't you?" She said. Trent's smirked widened.
"Well, hey, if you want me to kill you, sure why don't you just stay right there." He said. He slowly stalked up to her. "I suggest you take that ten second start." He said lowly. Naomi stared into his eyes defiantly. "Ten." He began. "Nine-"
"If you really wanted to kill me, you'd shut up and do it." She snapped out. Ethan shoved Elsa off of him and looked over at Naomi and Trent. She was just standing there. What the hell is she doing? Ethan thought to himself. "I'm not scared of you." Naomi said to Trent. Trent's eyes narrowed angrily. He raised his hand and backhanded her with such force that she fell to the ground with a grunt. Elsa grinned and turned back at Ethan and continued attacking him. Ethan fought her with renewed force, hell-bent on getting rid of her so he could help Naomi. Naomi went to get back up only to have Trent kick her in the stomach, knocking her down. He reached down and bunched up her braid in his hand, yanking her head up to his level. Naomi groaned.
"You scared now?" He asked, putting his face next to hers. Naomi looked at him from the corner of her eyes. The adrenaline coursing through her made a plan formulate in her head rather quickly. Her hands shot up and gripped his wrist so quickly that he released her hair from surprise. She turned her head and sank her teeth into the flesh of his hand. Trent gave an angry and pain filled yowl as he stumbled back as Naomi released his hand. Naomi quickly rolled to her side and lifted her leg, bending it at the knee before she straightened her leg, her foot slamming against his groin. Trent grunted as he fell to his knees, putting his good hand on the ground to support himself as he nursed the other against his chest. Naomi then rolled onto her back, pushing herself up to her feet and ran to the car. She leaned in the open door and grabbed the club. She turned back to Trent, holding the club up by her shoulder. She ran and slammed the device against his shoulder, knocking him flat on his back. Naomi then planted her foot against his neck, holding the club by her shoulder again.
"No, are you?" She asked. She added more pressure on his neck, causing Trent to cough. "How does it feel to have someone choke you?" Trent glared at her. He shoved her foot off of him and swung around, sweeping his leg through hers and knocking her off her feet. Naomi fell on her back and the club skidded out her grasp. Trent panted as he rose. Naomi watched him carefully to see whether he was going to try and attack her again. He rubbed his neck and shoulder. He looked over at Elsa.
"Let's go." He said. He cast a glare at Naomi before he and Elsa disappeared through an invisportal. Ethan powered down and ran to Naomi's side as she went to get up. Ethan grabbed her arm and helped her.
"What the hell was that?" Ethan asked, shocked. Naomi brushed some dirt off the seat of her pants.
"It was pretty clear that the only reason he came down here is to scare me and piss you off. And I wasn't going to play into his hands." She said. "Trent's a bully. You take the fear away and all bullies are is assholes, and then you beat the crap out of them with a club." She smirked. Ethan sighed. She went to bend down to pick up the club when pain erupted in her body. Naomi whimpered and wrapped her arms around her stomach. Ethan grabbed her.
"What's wrong?" He asked. Naomi winced.
"I think the adrenaline made me forget the major pain Trent caused me, but I'm suddenly remembering it." She said.
"Come on, let's get out of here." He said. He pulled one of her arms and put it across his shoulders as he held onto her waist with one arm. "Put your weight on me." He said. Naomi nodded and let him gently make her stand upright and then take her to the car. He opened the passenger side door and slid her in, gently closing the door as soon as she was in. He went back and picked up the club. He returned it to its former place-under the dashboard-and then swept the glass off the driver's seat, careful not to cut himself. After all the shards seemed to be off the seat, he climbed in and shut the door. He looked over at Naomi who had her head rested against her window, asleep. I guess being Xena tires a girl out. He thought to himself with a smile. He reached over and gently smoothed some of her hair down which had become frazzled during her altercation with Trent. He reached over and buckled her seatbelt then buckled his own, shutting the driver's side door. He then drove the rest of the way to Dr. Oliver's house with one thought in his head: I really hope Dr. Hart doesn't kill me because of what happened to her car.
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AN: Hey guys, sorry that this chapter isn't as long as our other ones, Teal and I just kind of got some writer's block but instead of making all our loyal fans wait forver, we decided to just upload this. You still love us, right?-Becky