Chapter 14: Freeing Tommy

A few days passed and they were still trying to figure out how to free Tommy from his amber prison. They did keep up with their normal lives though They weren't going to give up on that one. They had no choice. Kimberly still dropped Kylie off at school and went to the gym to train her team. One day, they were all in the lab and while Kimberly was monitoring the city, Kira was playing her guitar, Connor was playing with his red soccer ball, Ethan was playing a computer game, and Hayley was scanning Tommy again. "Hayley, one more level and I'll break my all time record," Ethan announced. Then to his disappointment, Connor turned his computer off. "Connor," he groaned.

"Sorry," Connor apologized.

"Now I have to start all over," he whined.

"There's this great new thing called the outdoors you might want to check it out," Connor insisted.

"Tell you what-I'll check that out when I see you checking out the library," Ethan stated.

Connor laughed before looking over at Kira. "You got as much chance of seeing that as Kira at a fashion show," he stated. Kira looked up from her guitar and looked at her friends.

"Do you really wanna go there?" Kira asked.

Kimberly laughed behind the computer before looking over at her friend. "How's Tommy doing?" She asked.

"Yeah, any luck on defossilizing Dr. O?" Ethan asked.

"Not yet. I just can't find an energy source that can safely break the molecular bonds of the amber," Hayley replied.

The computer started beeping and they all crowded around the Pink Ranger. Hayley then looked at the computer strangely. "That's weird. The satellite's picking up a strange reading in the forest," she informed.

"Let's go take a look," Connor stated.

Kimberly followed the teens and stopped to look at Hayley. "Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on Kylie," she assured her.

"Thanks, Hayley," Kimberly stated.

Hayley nodded and watched them leave before turning back to the computer.

When they came to the location, they saw Trent, Devin, and Cassidy there. "Trent?" Kira asked. Trent looked over at them.

"Miss Hart, guys, what are you doing here?" Trent asked.

"I might ask you the same thing. Haven't seen you around for awhile," Connor replied.

"Yeah, we really need to catch up," Ethan sneered.

"Guys, not now," Kira insisted.

"Kira's right guys, now is not the time," Kimberly agreed.

"Yeah, Kira is right. Let's check this thing out," Connor agreed.

"Pardon me, but I don't think I'm supposed to let you do that," a monster commented.

Kimberly and the rest of them got into a fighting stance. "These are some really weird monsters," Kimberly commented.

"Well, you should know," Kira stated.

While Devin and Cassidy ran off, Tyrannodrones surrounded them. Connor looked over at Trent "Whose side are you on today, Trent?" He asked.

"You want my help or not?" Trent asked.

Then they started fighting the Tyrannodrones. Kimberly was being separated from the rest of the team, but at the moment she was trying to defeat the mutant freaks that were surrounding her. Then her bracelet started beeping along with the rest of them. "Guys, I'm analyzing the radiation from that rock, and it's really freaky. Get away from it," Hayley informed.

"I'm as far as I can be," Kimberly told her.

"Good, stay away from there," Hayley insisted.

"You got it," Kimberly agreed.

She watched as the rest of the rangers were still by the rock and when she tried to get to them, the Tyrannodrones held her back. "You thinking what I'm thinking?" Ethan asked. Kimberly was close to them, but she was far from the rock still.

"Ready?" Connor asked.

"Ready," they replied.

"DINO THUNDER, POWER UP!"

Then they were able to fight them easily. Kimberly was still trying to get her friends away from the rock before it was too late. Kimberly watched as Trent ran away and she tried to go after him, but she saw purple sparks go into her friends. "GUYS!" She yelled. Once the Tyrannodrones were defeated, she ran to them. "Are you guys okay?" She asked.

"We're great," Ethan replied.

"Well, that was a challenging altercation," Connor commented.

"I was just getting started. I wanted to annihilate that goon," Ethan stated.

"Ew. I got dirt under my nails. That's, like, totally disgusting," Kira whined.

"Hey, where's Trent?" Connor asked.

Kimberly looked at them in disbelief. She was glad when their bracelets beeped. "Guys, head back to the lab. I have some news about the space rock," Hayley informed.

"Space rock?" They asked.

When they got back to the lab, Kimberly stood by Hayley. "It's actually a meteor fragment," Hayley informed.

"Fascinating," Connor commented.

Hayley and Kimberly looked at the Red Ranger with confusion. "It must've broken off during some sort of intergalactic collision," Connor concluded. All four of them looked at him. "What?" He asked.

"I'm just afraid coming in such close proximity to it might have some strange side effects. Do you guys feel okay?" She asked.

"I feel fine," Kimberly replied.

She looked over at the three teens. Kira was talking about her nails, Ethan was talking about working out, and Connor was talking about science. "You aren't feeling weird, are you?" Hayley asked.

"Nope, I'm just the same old Kimberly," Kimberly replied.

Kylie came downstairs with confusion on her face. "Mommy, Connor just spoke to me in words that I don't understand," she informed. Kimberly looked at Hayley with confusion in her face.

The next day, Ethan was lifting weights in the lab and Hayley started to question him. "Ethan, are you sure you feel okay?" She asked.

"Oh, yeah. I'm pumped and ready to rock," Ethan replied.

Kimberly came downstairs just as Connor came in. "Good morning, all. The weather is particularly pleasant today. Excessively low humidity," he informed.

"Whatever, bro. How do my arms look? I looked ripped or what?" Ethan asked.

Kimberly walked by and then Connor greeted her. "Good morning, Miss Hart," he greeted.

"Good morning, Connor," Kimberly greeted back confused.

Just then, Kira came downstairs. "Good morning, Kira," Connor greeted.

"Hello. Sorry I'm late. There was a sale and I just... Well, you understand," Kira informed.

When Ethan started talking about his muscles again, Hayley started to talk while Kimberly was trying to figure out how to get Tommy out of his prison. "Okay, there were definitely side effects from you being exposed to the meteor. We need to destroy that rock and get you guys back to normal," Hayley insisted.

"Side effects. I find that highly improbable," Connor insisted.

Kimberly put her head on her hand and turned around her chair. "I may miss Billy, but this is ridiculous," she stated. Hayley let out a slight laugh at the Pink Rangers complaint. As Ethan stated that he could defeat Mesogog himself, the computer beeped.

"That's gonna have to wait. Look who's back," Hayley stated.

Kimberly got up from her chair and walked over. She rolled her eyes at how they were fixing themselves up for this. "I miss the old teens," Kimberly mumbled.

"Ready?" Connor asked.

"Ready," the replied.

"DINO THUNDER, POWER UP!"

They morphed and ran to defeat the monster. Kimberly groaned as they were fighting of how to defeat the monster. Kira was complaining about her uniform. "Come on, you guys," she insisted. When the monster disappeared, Kimberly sighed in frustration.

Kimberly came into the lab and removed her helmet. "This has to be the most frustrating day of my life," she insisted.

"Well, this day is going to get better, look," Hayley stated.

Kimberly looked at the computer in disbelief. "Call the others," Kimberly insisted. Hayley agreed and called them in. Kimberly had de-morphed and was waiting for the rest of the team to come.

"Hey, guys," Hayley greeted.

"What now? I was having a super-intense workout," Ethan complained.

"And I was right in the middle of a very compelling biography," Connor stated.

"Is this gonna involve dirt? 'Cause if it does, I'm gonna have to say 'uh-uh'," Kira whined.

"Sorry I interrupted your busy day. I just though you like to know I think I've found a way to unfossilize Dr. Oliver," Hayley snapped.

Kimberly stood next to Hayley's chair with a big grin. "The meteor fragment. My theory is that it freezes your inner self. That's why you guys are acting so weird," Hayley informed.

"Why isn't Miss Hart going through this?" Kira asked.

"It's because I was far away from the rock," Kimberly replied.

"Of course! If you could harness it's power, you could free Dr. Oliver from the inside out. Although I do take offense at being called weird," Connor stated.

"Sorry. You're not being weird. It's just that the rock is allowing you to show a side of yourself that you don't usually know," Hayley informed.

She explained everything, but Kimberly wasn't really listening. She was looking over at Tommy. They were finally going to free him. Then the monster returned and they morphed.

As they fought the monster, they were able to keep it together. They fell when the monster blasted them. "SUPER DINO MODE!" They yelled. They fought the monster. Once they knocked the monster down, they were ready to but the Z-Rex Blaster together. Kimberly pulled out her bow and put it with the rest. "Z-REX BLASTER!" They yelled.

"Ready," Kira stated.

"FIRE!" Connor yelled.

They were glad they finally defeated the monster. Kimberly stayed behind when the monster grew, since her zord was gone because of Trent. "Good luck you guys," she stated. Kimberly watched as Trent helped them with the monster, but then he left without saying a word.

When they came to the rock, they blasted the rock and Kimberly got off her bike with the rest of the team. Then they powered down. Ethan picked up a rock. "You think this will work?" Kira asked. Kimberly was very hopeful that it would, she wanted Tommy back.

"The components should still have residual powers that can help Dr. O," Ethan replied.

"How do you know this stuff?" Connor asked.

"It's called education," Ethan replied.

"Okay, that was brutal. Hey you sound like the old Ethan," Connor stated.

Kimberly was glad that the team was back. "Welcome back, guys. We missed you," Kimberly stated.

"Thanks, and I should remember that you hate being called Miss Hart," Connor stated.

Kimberly pushed him slightly before they hurried back to the lab.

When they got back, Hayley stood up from her chair. "I assume you're feeling back to normal?" Hayley asked. Kylie walked over to Connor. Connor knelt down to her level.

"Hey short-stuff. Sorry, I confused you yesterday," he apologized.

"That's okay, I'm just glad the real Connor's back," Kylie stated.

She hugged Connor with a smile. "Okay, let's get Tommy out of this thing," Kimberly insisted. They nodded and got the rock ready. Kimberly pulled Kylie behind her and gasped when the machine blew up. Kylie gasped at to see Tommy freed. Even though the rock was destroyed, they had Tommy back.

"DADDY!" Kylie exclaimed.

Tommy picked Kylie up and hugged her. Kimberly walked over and hugged him too before stepping back so he could de-morph. "Power down," he ordered. Nothing happened. "I said power down," he repeated. Still nothing happened. Kimberly looked at her boyfriend in disbelief. "I think we might have a problem," he informed.