A/N: Your review is beyond motivational. Thanks again and I hope you enjoy the next chapter.
Chapter 5
"Vengeance Part 1"
"Dr. O!" Conner and Ethan arrived moments after as they made their way down the first floor of his home. Hayley, Tommy, and Trent turned away from the computer as they make their entrance.
"You guys alright?" Dr. O asks worriedly.
Conner slumps down as he rested his arm on Ethan's shoulder to catch his breath. "Dr. O..." He breathed heavily. "N-No one was--in the vehicle."
Tommy turns around and stares at Hayley in mere disbelief. "That's not good." He muttered. She turns around to get right on it.
"Did you find out who the owner is?" Ethan asks as he walks over to them.
Hayley nodded in dismay. "No, but I was able to track down the license plate number." She turns back to the computer and typed in a few keys as they surround her at the table. "I'm afraid Mesogog is behind all this."
Trent wrinkles his forehead. "Why you say that? For all we know it could have been just an accident."
"Because the vehicle was purchased in Blue Bay Harbor. You see?" Hayley zooms in as the computer screen reveals the license plate number. "I'm tracking down the owner of the vehicle, but the information isn't processing at the moment and the system could be locked."
Conner slightly drops a jaw. "Do you think Mesogog is after one of the wind rangers?"
"That's a possibility, Conner. But we're not sure. Trent may be right. It could be anyone at this point." Dr. Oliver informs him.
Ethan angled his body towards Hayley as she continues to find a way to unlock the system. "Do you think maybe it's a good time to contact Cam and see what's up?"
She nods. "Good idea."
"Wait a minute," Conner roams his eyes, searching the room, "where's Kira?" He turns around and facesTrent. "Where is she?"
-----
Upon their arrival in Mesogog's evil lair, Tyranodrones appeared from the portal as Kira resume struggling to break free. She calmed herself once she recognized the dark, wide hallway, which she escaped from before. As Mesogog's evil creatures continue to drag her along towards sliding doors made of solid steel, Kira made her move as she used her all and flipped over them to release their grip. "Hiya!" The yellow dino ranger landed in her fighting stance as she used her sonic scream to slow them down. Once they had fallen, Kira looks over her shoulder, smiling mischievously as she ran towards the dark green portal. Kira turns back around and stopped when a figure stood in front of her. "Whoa!"
"And where do you think you're going?" It was a female's voice that sounded cold and dreadful.
Kira goes back into her fighting stance and smirks. "Leaving this dump. But thanks for the invitation." She replies out of sarcasm.
The figure stood still in the darkness. "I'm afraid that's not going to happen." It said quite seriously as it stepped forward under the light to reveal herself. "You'll have to get through me first."
Kira's eyes grew larger. She couldn't believe whom she was seeing. "Tori?"
-----
It wasn't too long ago when Shane, Dustin, and Hunter received the call from Cam through their small communicating devices. Unfortunately, they had change of plans, which ruined the rest of their day off. After a brief moment, they arrived and promptly followed the steps down to Ninja Ops. Cam turned away from his father and their important discussion as the three made their entrance.
"Sup, Cam?" The infamous goofball stepped up first as if he were getting ready for action back in their ranger days.
Former green Samurai ranger heaved a deep, helpless sigh in response. "I'm afraid we have some bad news." Shane, Dustin, and Hunter gave each other disorientated looks and listened carefully. "The computer systems are locked. There's no way to access them."
The head teacher of the Thunder Ninja Academy wrinkled his forehead. "You called us over because of a computer problem?"
"No. It's much more than that." Cam grunted as he fixed his glasses. "I received word from Hayley and it looks like she's having the same problem. But she said we must get to Dr. Oliver's before she can fill us in with more information. She believes Mesogog may be behind disfiguring the computers somehow so there will be no way to access them and communicate with the dino rangers."
Dustin scratches the top of his head. "Well, that doesn't sound too good."
"So what do you think we should do, Sensei?" Shane asks as he shifts his gaze over to him.
Their Sensei was caught off guard as he looks around the room, finally taking notice that something, or more like someone was missing. "Pardon me, but where's Tori?"
Puzzled, all eyes turn to Cam. "Yeah, where is she?"
"I've tried contacting her, but she's not picking up."
"Maybe Mesogog disabled the communicators."
"Impossible." Cam snaps. "I created them, so there's know way he could have done that. And plus, I was able to reach you."
"Well, keep trying anyway." Hunter suddenly took charge. "We'll meet with the dino rangers. Let us know if something goes up."
He nods. "I will and be careful."
-----
"Shouldn't she be here by now?" Conner thought worriedly once they figured Kira hasn't shown up since they last contacted her half an hour ago.
Ethan shrugged. "You know, women. They take forever." He stopped once Hayley turns around from her chair and gives him the evil eye. "Well, some do." Intimidated by Hayley, he gulps and faces Conner. "Try getting a hold of her again."
He grunted as he nears his morpher to his mouth. "Kira, you there?" They wait for a response. "Kira?" Conner nodded his head in dismay. "Nothing."
"That's weird." Trent looks up as they heard footsteps coming from behind them. They all turned around, only to be taken by surprise with the appearance of their ninja friends.
"Wow, that was fast." Hayley thought as they began greeting each other.
"Ninja streak remember?"
She rolls her eyes at Ethan. "Oh yeah. Right."
"I'm glad you guys can make it." Dr. Oliver exchange quick handshakes with them. "We're gonna need your help."
"Yeah. I was hoping we didn't have to meet again in a time like this." Dustin adds as he rubs the back of his neck. "Cam is like a super genius with computers and he wasn't able to get it running a few moments ago. Let alone, not being able to contact Tori."
"Wait a minute. Tori is missing too?" Conner questions in disbelief.
Hunter furrowed his eyebrows. "What do you mean missing?"
"We can't get a hold of Kira either. I think that's telling us something."
"Like what, Conner?"
He shrugged. "I don't know. But they could be in serious trouble."
"How can you be so sure?" Ethan asks. Dustin, Shane, and Hunter looked passed him as their gazes were set on the photo shown on the computer monitor.
"Hey, what's that?" Shane brushes Conner and Dr. Oliver's shoulders with his own as he abruptly walks past them. Dustin and Hunter followed.
"Dude!" The former yellow wind ranger points out while kneeling against the table. "That's Tori's van."
Hayley looks at him wide-eyed. "You're kidding."
"Um, no." He scoffs. "It's really her van."
Trent, Ethan, Conner, and Dr. O exchanged looks.
"Well, what happened?! Is she still in there?!" Shane and Hunter started throwing questions at them in unison as their eyes remained glued to the before and after shot of the van that Hayley captured.
"Don't worry. She wasn't in there. We've checked." Conner reassured them.
"The computer wasn't able to catch what happened before the accident, but right after. And unfortunately, her vehicle exploded a few moments ago." Hayley adds as she revealed them the wreckage. "It's still in flames before we know it."
The former rangers look on in disbelief. "How did she get herself into this mess the first place? She's usually cautious on the road."
"We don't know this for a fact if it was an accident or not, but I believe Mesogog has something to do with this. She's nowhere near the crash sight. He must've taken her somehow."
Hunter nodded his head. "This was no accident." Dustin muttered angrily with his eyes still transfixed onto the computer screen. "We have to find her and the freak who's responsible for this."
"But you can't." Conner protested before they even moved a single muscle. "You guys don't even have a chance against Mesogog or Elsa without your ranger powers."
"So what? That doesn't make us completely defenseless." Hunter argues back. "We're highly trained ninjas. We've been through this before."
"And so have I." Tommy Oliver includes himself to their conversation. "I've been a ranger long before you have and I know beforehand how it feels whenever a good friend of yours have been captured. Trust me, I know. But if we don't think this through, Mesogog could capture us all. There's just no way we can risk that."
Shane and Dustin nodded in agreement.
"Are you sure she wasn't in there?" Hunter questions anxiously while turning to Conner. "What if you didn't search thoroughly or something huh? She could have been hiding under the seats, or—or the back of the van!"
Conner raises his hands up in midair due to his paranoia. "Dude, relax. I've checked."
"Maybe not good enough." They were surprised with Hunter's sudden change of mood as silence filled the room. Shane pulls him to the side to talk privately amongst the others.
"Dude, what is wrong with you? We will find Tori. You of all people should know by now that she's capable of escaping from it all." He whispers.
"Yeah, but without her ranger powers? She could be in big trouble, Shane and it's all my fault."
He arches his brow. "Whoa, how is this your fault?"
Hunter looks down and sighed deeply as a distant shadow followed their footsteps. They continue wandering around the room without ever noticing. "I shouldn't have left her. If I stood around long enough to bug the heck out of her, this would never happen."
A familiar voice spoke weakly from behind as it grabbed their immediate attention. "Yeah, and you would've joined me in all the action."
A/N: Part 2 coming soon....
