Disclaimer: same as Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.

CHAPTER 3

Morphin Inferno

Billy and Lina just gazed at each other, unmoving. Billy was memorized by her shiny dark blonde hair with faint hints of red and intoxicating green eyes. Her smile reminded him of Kim's, sweet and innocent. She seemed to have this way about her that told you she was nice enough but was not a force to be messed with.

Lina couldn't believe how adorable Billy was. His smile was so sweet and his sandy blonde hair went with his sparkling eyes perfectly. She still couldn't believe she was face to face with one of the original rangers.

"Uh, I'm really sorry," Billy said as he grabbed his books from on top Lina.

"It's okay Billy," she said, smiling. He stopped and looked her, frowning slightly.

"How did you know my name?" he asked. Lina scolded herself mentally as she tried to think of an excuse.

"Uh…Mr. Kaplan told me about you," she said, hoping he would buy the lie. Billy hesitated for a second but figured that that was the most logical reason. Lina started to help Billy recover his books and they both stood up.

"Are you new here?" he asked. Lina smiled.

"Yea, I'm Lina Baxter. I'm trying to find Ms. Applebee's class," Lina explained, still holding some of Billy's books. He smiled, a little excited.

"That's where I'm going, social studies, right?" he asked. Lina just nodded and smiled at the blue ranger. She followed him to the classroom.

'I'm here five minutes and I'm already falling for a ranger, wow, I'm pathetic,' she thought as they reached the door. She smiled when Billy opened it for her.

"Thank you," she said. They couldn't stop smiling at each other, even when Billy took his seat and Lina spoke with Ms. Applebee.

"Billy, whose the girl?" Jason asked, smirking at his friend.

"Her name's Lina, she's new," Billy explained as arranged his books.

"Way to go Billy man," Zack said.

"That's a cute blouse she's wearing," Kimberly commented. Trini chuckled.

"I think Kim has found a new shopping buddy," she said.

"Class, I'd like you all to welcome Lina Baxter. She comes to us from…," Ms. Applebee started to explain but Lina intervened.

"Georgia," she blurted out while smiling and trying to keep her cool.

"Well, welcome, you can take a seat behind Billy," Ms. Applebee said. Lina and Billy locked eyes again and smiled at each other. Jason, Zack, Kim, and Trini snickered at the two. The class was a blur to Lina in general. Whether in television or not, the curriculum from 1993 was slightly less thrilling than the classes she took in 2004. No matter how long she stayed there, she knew she would have no problem keeping up with the work. Before she knew it, the day flew by and she was walking out of the school with every intention of tracking down the hotel she was supposed to be staying at.

"Hey! It's Lina isn't it?" came a voice. Lina turned around and smiled when she saw Kim and Trini, decked down in their ranger colors. Lina made a mental note of how happy she was that none of her teammates did that.

"Yea," Lina said smiling.

"I'm Trini and this is Kimberly. Would you like to come to the Youth Center with us? We can show you around Angel Grove later," said the yellow ranger. Lina smiled, seeing a golden opportunity.

"Sure," she said. The three girls started walking towards the familiar hang out spot from the television show.

"So Lina, where'd you get that cute blouse?" Kim asked.

"Old Navy," Lina replied simply.

"Old where?" Kim asked. Lina stopped for a second, realizing that Old Navy may not exist in that realm at that time. She smirked.

"It's a popular store in my hometown," she explained as she followed the girls into the main part of the Youth Center.

"Hey guys!" Trini called to Jason and Zack. The Red and Black rangers were helping Billy with his sparring sessions.

"Hey Billy," Lina called. The blue ranger took his attention from Zack and Jason and just smiled at the new girl, waving at her. Jason and Zack just snickered.

"What?" Billy asked.

"Bro, you have got it so bad for the new girl," Jason said.

"Why don't you just ask her out?" Zack asked.

"I don't know…I just met her…and it's not really my style," Billy said. The guys continued to pester Billy as the girls engaged in conversation.

"Billy seems to have taken quite a shine to you," Trini said.

"Yea, I have never seen him that way around a girl," Kim said. Lina smiled and blushed, glancing over at the blue ranger.

"Well he seems really nice," Lina commented.

"He is, he's one of the sweetest guys at Angel Grove High," Trini said. Lina was about to ask them about Billy more when she heard the familiar beeping from their communicators. She decided to play it cool.

"What was that?" she asked of the now hesitant female rangers.

"Our beepers, we have to go call our parents. We'll be right back," Kim said before she and Trini rushed out of the Youth Center, followed by the guys. Lina said.

"Show time," she whispered, whipping out the device Zeek had given her. She pressed in a few codes and followed the directions to Angel Grove park where her new friends were clad down in their spandex suits, fighting putties and Goldar.

"And how exactly am I supposed to help in this?" she asked of herself as she hid behind a tree.

"Morph," Zeek said suddenly. Lina rolled her eyes and didn't even budge.

"Correct me if I'm wrong but won't they get suspicious when there are TWO red rangers?" she asked.

"Unless you start to help them as a ranger, you will never find that gem," Zeek said. Lina let out an annoyed sigh and stood straight.

"Okay, okay….STORM CALLERS GO! POWER OF THE INFERFO!" she cried, becoming engulfed in a fiery blaze.

"You will never defeat Rita, rangers!" Goldar declared. He became distracted when a fire engulfed a huge round of putties.

"What in the world…?" Jason asked.

"Ready or not….here comes the fire!" Lina declared, gathering the attention of putties, rangers, and Goldar alike.

WHERE WILL THE FIGHT GO FROM HERE? WILL LINA SLIP AND REVEAL THAT SHE KNOWS WHO THEY ARE? HOW IS SHE SUPPOSED TO GET THE GEM? WHAT WILL HAPPEN BETWEEN HER AND BILLY?