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Chapter 9

When the smoke finally cleared, an unconscious Kira was in the place of the creature. Trent rushed to her side and powered down. He held her in his arms, crying with tears of joy.

"Kira…can you hear me?"

A soft moan answered back.

Trent looked over his shoulder to see Dr. Oliver approaching them.

"We have to get out of here! I'll inform Conner and Ethan that it's time to go!"

Because Kira did not awaken, Trent picked her up and cradled her in his arms.

"Hold on Kira, we're almost home."

(Meanwhile…)

"Now what?" Conner grumbled

"Fight!" Ethan shouted

The two met the squad of drones with fury.

"There's no way I'm letting dino-breath get his claws on me!" Conner said with defiance

"If we can get around him, he won't"

Conner and Ethan fought tirelessly but they both knew that they couldn't keep it up forever. After crossing blades with Zeltrax they both decided that the best option was to save their asses but there was a problem. Mesogog blocked their only escape route.

"I'll take Zeltrax, you take Mesogog!" Ethan shouted over his shoulder

"Dude, I don't want to take him anywhere! Whoa!"

Mesogog leaped at Conner and performed a flying side kick that Conner barely missed.

"Why can't I fight Zeltrax?" Conner whined

"What's the matter red ranger? Are you afraid to face me?" Mesogog taunted

"I'm not afraid to face you, I'm afraid to look at you!"

Mesogog roared enraged and attacked Conner furiously.

"Want to trade?" Conner questioned Ethan hopefully.

"Sorry pal, I'm busy enough as it is!" Ethan replied as he dodged a blow directed at his head

Conner and Mesogog circled each other, neither of them breaking eye contact even when Ethan and Zeltrax flew between them still exchanging blows.

"Are you prepared to meet your demise red ranger?" Mesogog hissed once Ethan and Zeltrax got out of the way.

"Are you?" Conner threw back

"That's tough talk for one so foolish."

"In the end we'll see who the foolish one is!"

Mesogog lashed out at Conner with all of his strength. Conner didn't stand a chance against Mesogog's fury even in ranger form. After sidestepping a few kicks and blocking a punch, Conner delivered attack after attack himself but none of them landed on their target.

After Mesogog decided that he had toyed enough with his prey, he struck Conner repeatedly with his claws. Conner yelled in pain and fell to the floor, his morph shattering, revealing a wide-eyed teenager in black pants and a red tank top.

"Like I said, you're foolish, foolish enough to challenge me!"

Ethan continued fighting like a maniac but was tiring out. Eventually, he too fell to the floor next to Conner, de-morphed and bug-eyed.

"So much for keeping lizard-brains' claws off you," Ethan sarcastically remarked.

"SILENCE!" Mesogog thundered

"You will now meet your end rangers!"