Author's Note: I know I made Ann and her friends just like their parents. Some reviewer asked me who would be that close like her parents. I'll give you an example of someone who is exactly like her mother...me. So if you don't like the way I'm writing Ann and her friends, then I would suggest you stop reading the story. Thanks. Now, on with the story. P. S. I know I said that last chapter that I wouldn't be updating, but this review just drove me nuts.

Chapter 2: The New Rangers

The next day, Ann was at the cyberspace café with Teresa and the rest of her friends. "Hey, Ann, don't you have cheerleading practice?" Teresa asked.

"It doesn't start for another hour," Ann replied.

When they walked into the gym, they saw that they had walked in on Jason's karate class. "Okay, I need two volunteers to demonstrate the yes and no's in the karate tournament. Brandon and Lenny," Jason stated. Ann's eyes widened when the guy Jason called Brandon stood up.

He had shoulder-length sandy-blonde hair, blue eyes, he had his hair pulled back in a ponytail, a green headband was around his head, and he was wearing dark green pants, a green tank-top, and around his waist was a black belt.

"Whoa! He's cute," Ann commented. Teresa placed a hand on her shoulder with a smile.

Jason looked up across the room to see Ann staring at Brandon and chuckled. "She's like her mom in everyway," he murmured to himself.

After karate class, the cheerleading team came out. "See you later," the group stated.

"Yeah, see you later," she agreed.

She grabbed her pompoms and started practice.

After practice, Ann was taking her bike home, she would've taken her dad's car, but she wanted to think and went down the path in the woods. However, she hit a root and fell off her bike. She groaned and decided to walk her bike home. When she was halfway home, she found a small glow on the ground. She bent down and picked up a pink gem. "Wait a minute, this is just like the Dino Gems," she recounted.

(Flashback)

"DINO THUNDER! POWER UP! HA!"

Then images of Tommy, Kimberly, Kira, Connor, Trent, and Ethan went through her mind when they were fighting Mesogog.

(End Flashback)

"That's impossible," she muttered. She then looked into the gem and its powers began to surround her. She looked up and watched as a coyote ran around her in a full circle before entering the gem again. "Cool, I've got to show mom and dad," she stated. She gasped to see that it was getting late, the sun was setting. "Crap," she hissed. Ann then ran home.

When she came through the door, she saw her parents standing there. "Where have you been? I have called everyone and they told me they haven't seen you since you left cheerleading practice," Kimberly snapped.

"I'm sorry, I got caught up with something," Ann apologized.

Tommy then saw a pink glow in her backpack and reached into the pocket. "Dad, what are you doing?" She asked. He then pulled the gem out of the pocket.

"Where did you find this?" He asked.

"In the forest," she replied.
"Kim, look at this," he stated.

Kimberly walked over and looked at the gem. "A Power Ranger gem?" She asked.

"I'll take it to the lab," he informed.

Ann and Kimberly followed Tommy downstairs.

Tommy put it into the computer and then his eyes widened. "Kim, you're right when you said we might have a new evil around. Apparently, long ago after Zordon locked Rita up in her dumpster and sent her to space, another demon attacked earth. He calls himself the "Dark Wizard". He tried to rule the earth, but Zordon trapped him under the earth so he couldn't do his plan," he explained.

"Apparently someone let him loose," Kimberly stated.

"Okay, what does this have to do with my Power Ranger gem?" She asked.

Tommy picked the gem up and looked at it. "Ann, you have been chosen to be a Power Ranger. Jason and the others brought these from after their kids found them," he informed. He walked over to a box and opened it and held up a blue gem.

"It's the power of the snow leopard," he stated.

He then held up a yellow one. "This one is the cheetah," he informed. Then he pointed to a red one. "That's the eagle," he stated. Then he pointed to a black one. "That's the black tiger," he added.

"Why were you hiding these from us?" She asked.

"We weren't sure what they are. Not until all of the gems were in place. Now, that we have this one, we should know everything now," he replied.

"Tommy, we should call Jason and the others," Kimberly stated.

"Go ahead," Tommy agreed.

Kimberly went upstairs to call the others while Ann looked at her gem. "You could back down from this," Tommy offered.

"No, dad, you have done your job as a Power Ranger. It's my turn to start where you left off," she assured.

Tommy then held up a pink morpher. She put the gem into the morpher and the coyote's eyes glowed. It formed into a bracelet and she placed it onto her wrist.

Once her friends came, they all looked at the bracelet on her wrist. "What is that?" Teresa asked.

"I found the gem in the bracelet this afternoon. Guys, my dad has some news that'll take great impact," Ann replied.

"What is she talking about Dr. Oliver?" Jack asked.

"Ann is trying to say is that the gems you all found over a week ago, are Power Ranger gems. You all have been chosen to be Power Rangers," Tommy replied.

Tommy then opened the box to reveal the morphers. "Jack, you have been chosen to be the eagle. Brock, you're the snow leopard. Teresa, you're the cheetah, and Alex, you're the black tiger," Kimberly informed. They each took their morphers and looked at each other. Kimberly walked over and touched her daughter's face. "Just, be careful," she whispered.

"I will," Ann assured.

They shared an embrace and Kimberly felt the fear of losing a child came into mind. "You won't lose me mom, I promise," Ann whispered. Kimberly stepped back and watched as the new recruited Power Rangers started to morph. "ANIMAL POWER!" She yelled.

"BLACK TIGER! BLACK RANGER!" Alex yelled.

"COYOTE! PINK RANGER!" Ann yelled.

"SNOW LEOPARD! BLUE RANGER!" Brock yelled.

"CHEETAH! YELLOW RANGER!" Teresa yelled.

"EAGLE! RED RANGER!" Jack yelled.

"POWER UP!" They yelled.

Alex closed his eyes as black light engulfed him. A black headband wrapped itself around his head and the helmet latched itself into place.

Ann closed her eyes as a pink light engulfed her. A pink headband wrapped itself around her head; her long hair went up into a bun as the helmet latched into place.

A blue light surrounded Brock, a blue headband went around his head and the helmet came into place.

Teresa was in a yellow light, her long hair was tied into a braid as the yellow headband went about her head, then it went into a bun, and the helmet latched into place.

Jack was then engulfed in a red light, a red headband went around his head, and then the helmet came into place.

Everyone smiled to see the next set of Power Rangers standing in front of them. Each of them looked like what their parents did when they were Power Rangers, except for the animal shapes on their chests and on their helmets. Ann walked over to her parents and removed her helmet. Kimberly touched her daughter's face with a smile. "You better be brave," Kimberly teased. Ann nodded and hugged her parents tight.

The Dark Wizard was in his cave and a screen came down. "NO! The Power Rangers can't be coming back," he roared. Lizard stood next to his master.

"What should I do, master?" He asked.

"You'll do nothing, we'll wait and see how powerful these Power Rangers are," he replied.