Chapter 27: Meeting New Friends Part I

Tommy and Kimberly were sitting in the lab when Kylie came downstairs with Jason. "What's going on?" Jason asked.

"Hayley's having a hard time with the systems," Kimberly replied.

"Where's Hannah?" Tommy asked.

"She's with Trent and Kira studying at the cyber café," Jason replied.

Kimberly grinned before going back to the computer.

Later that evening, Tommy came downstairs. "Hayley, it's late. You should go home and get some rest," he insisted. Kimberly was taking Kylie upstairs to bed when Hannah came down.

"Here, mom, I'll take her," she insisted.

"Okay, thanks, Hannah," Kimberly commented.

Hannah took Kylie upstairs and Kimberly placed a hand on Hayley's shoulder. "There it is again. The energy is radiating from this point here," Hayley observed. Kimberly looked at the screen.

"That's very weird," Kimberly commented.

"No kidding. Blue Bay Harbor? That's where the Ranger Ninja School is?" He asked.

"I've had some correspondence with Cam Watanabe, but they discontinued the Ranger program after Lothor was destroyed," Hayley replied.

"Hope you still have that number," he stated.

Kimberly remembered something about the Ninja Rangers from Tommy's video diary. "I better go check on Kylie," she informed. Tommy nodded and watched his fiancé go upstairs.

"Is everything okay with you and Kimberly?" She asked.

"Yeah, everything's okay," Tommy replied.

Kimberly went up to her room and saw that Kylie was fast asleep in her bed with her teddy bear in her arms. She kissed the side of her head and went to check on Hannah.

Hannah was reading a book when there was a soft knock on her door. "Hey, Hannah," she greeted.

"Hi, mom," Hannah greeted.

She put her book down and sat up. Kimberly sat on the edge of her bed. "How are you doing?" She asked.

"I'm doing great. The school's great, the kids are so nice, and Trent has helped me around throughout the school day," Hannah replied.

"That's great. So how is your relationship with Trent?"

"It's great, mom. Even though its a setback when Mesogog attacks."

"I know how you feel. Tommy and I had a hard time dating each other when Rita or Zedd would attack. We might've been both Rangers, but it's still hard. And it's hard now."

She touched her foster daughter's face with a smile. "Hannah, are you happy to be living with Kylie, Tommy, and me?" She asked.

"Of course I am, mom. You took me in and gave me a life after my mom abandoned me. You became my mother. I got more than I ever asked for," Hannah replied.

"But you want something more, something that would heal that hole in your heart."

Hannah sighed and Kimberly gave her a comforting smile. "I give you my word, we'll find your brother," she whispered. She kissed her forehead before leaving. Hannah went back to her book and then she remembered Kimberly's words.

"I'm going to hold you that promise, mom," she whispered.

Then she fell asleep reading.

The next day, Hayley was at the lab again. They all surrounded the computer when it went off. To their disbelief, the Ninja Rangers were attacking Reefside. "Evil Power Rangers? How's that even possible?" Kira asked.

"I thought we were the only ones left?" Trent asked.

"Apparently not," Hannah commented.

"So did we. There's been an evil energy surge over the past 24 hours. We think the Abyss of Evil has been opened up," Hayley explained.

"Dr. O, Miss Hart, you think Lothor's back?" Kira asked.

"Unfortunately, but there's only one way to find out," Tommy replied.

"Let's deal with these fakes," Connor insisted.

"Trent, stay here, we don't want to take the chance of losing you to Mesogog," Tommy instructed.

"You got it," Trent agreed.

Kimberly went over with the rest while Tommy stayed behind. "DINO THUNDER, POWER UP!" They shouted.

They hurried over to the Ninja Storm Rangers. The next thing Kimberly knew, she was fighting the Water Ranger. When Kira was thrown to the ground and captured by the stripped things they called Kelzaks, Kimberly fought Tori. Tori kicked Kimberly in the stomach, grabbed her arm, and threw her onto her back.

"STEGO SABERS!" She shouted.

Her sabers came just as Tori's saber was going to slam down onto her head. "STEGO SABERS, FLAME..." Kira stopped her.

"MISS HART, DON'T! We don't want to destroy them," Kira reminded.

"Right," Kimberly agreed.

She then kicked Tori away to get up. She winced when her arm was twisted behind her back and she was thrown onto her stomach. "Miss Hart!" Kira gasped. She helped Kimberly stand up and they went to join their friends. They went back to the lab, beaten.

Kimberly was tending to the cut on her shoulder while Tommy spoke the teens. "Here, let me help you, mom," Hannah insisted. Kimberly smiled as Hannah wrapped her shoulder up. "Those Ninja Rangers did a job on you," she commented.

"Yeah, we can't destroy them, but we can't let them destroy Reefside either," Kimberly sighed.

Tommy stood in front of Kimberly. "We'll figure out how to beat this," he assured her. She nodded and winced as Hannah tied the bandage off.

"We have to bring these guys back onto our side," she insisted.

"Yeah, and we'll figure it out," Tommy assured her.

Later that afternoon, Trent was walking Hannah home when Dustin appeared. "Well, it looks like we missed a Ranger," he laughed.

"Get behind me, Hannah," Trent instructed.

He glared at Dustin. "I don't want to fight you," he insisted.

"That's your problem," Dustin laughed.

"WHITE RANGER, DINO POWER!"

"NINJA STORM, RANGER FORM, HA! POWER OF EARTH!"

They fought each other and then when Kelzaks appeared to grab Hannah, Trent hurried over and defeated the Kelzaks. "LION HAMMER!" Dustin shouted. Trent cried out when he was hit with the blast.

"Trent!" She gasped.

Trent de-morphed and Dustin laughed. "You're pathetic," he laughed.

"Leave us alone, go back to your master," Hannah snapped.

"Gladly, I was tired of this game anyway," Dustin insisted.

Trent groaned and held his side. "Trent, are you okay?" She asked.

"I'll be okay," he replied.

Tommy came by with his jeep when he got Trent's call. "Hannah, are you okay?" He asked.

"I'm fine, it's Trent. The Yellow Ranger injured him," she replied.

"Let's get him back to the lab," Tommy insisted.

They got Trent into the jeep and got him to the lab.

Hannah touched Trent's cheek as he finally fell asleep after Hayley took care of his injuries. "Is Trent going to be okay?" Kira asked.

"He's going to be fine," Hayley replied.

"Man, these Rangers know when and where to attack a Ranger," Connor commented.

"We have to stop them before things get out of hand," Tommy insisted.

"Uh, Dr. O, I don't know if you haven't noticed, but things are out of control," Ethan pointed out.

Kimberly looked at Hannah and the rest of the team. "For now, don't leave the lab or home until we know how we're going to bring them back," Kimberly instructed.

"You got it, Miss Hart," they agreed.

Trent groaned as he woke up. "Trent, are you okay?" Hannah asked. He looked at Hannah and winced when he felt pain shoot through his head.

"Yeah, I'm fine," he lied.

"You can't move yet," Kimberly insisted.

"But I need to get home," Trent insisted.

"I'll take you home, Trent. Stay home, don't leave until you have to come to the lab or go to school," Tommy instructed.

Trent nodded and they helped him off the table. Trent could see the worry in her eyes. "Don't worry about me, Hannah. I'll be fine," he assured her. He kissed her cheek before he left. Kimberly placed her hands on her shoulders.

"He's going to be fine," she assured her.

"I know, I just can't help but worry about him," Hannah stated.

Kimberly nodded before having Hannah go upstairs and had Connor and the rest of the team go home.