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Note: Jean, TrueRomantic, thanks for the reviews : P All questions will be answered in time….but in the mean time, I need to know if you guys would like to see Kim become the pink ranger again. You know what to do after you read the chapter, hit the lilac button and review. Enjoy. BTW TK shippers will enjoy the next chapter. Kim's little teaching technique I owe to my dad : P He does something very similar on his first day of class. In case your wondering, my dad teaches community college public speaking. Ironically my mom is a 3rd grade teacher too : P
Chapter 9
Mesogog's Island
"Master, the Tyrannodrones are assembled" said Zeltrax. Mesogog walking around his lab with an evil smile on his face turned and said, "Excellent, prepare to attack on my command."
Reefside High, first day of school
RING! RING! The first bell had rung at 8:00 sharp, warning the students that class would begin in ten minutes. Tommy and Kim, both unaware they taught at the same school still prepared for their first classes. Tommy straightened his tie and quickly wrote the day's agenda on the board. Kim down the hall five doors to the right, had made it to her room in plenty of time and was not the least bit surprised to see no one in sight as the students tried to make the journey to their first class as long as possible, not wanting to officially start the school year. Shaking her head, she placed a set of papers on each set of desks and took a seat in the back.
As the tardy bell rang, they was a mad rush of students in the hall. In Dr. Oliver's classroom, the students groaned as Cassidy Cornell, walked up to Tommy and introduced herself. "Cassidy Cornell, Reefside High school reporter. You must be Dr. Oliver. Devin are you getting this?" she asked as her best friend and side kick, Devin walked up behind the two and started filming. "So, are you single…" Tommy fixed his glasses and said, "I think that's enough, would you please take your seat so I can take roll." Tommy took out his roster and noticed an empty seat right in front, "is someone missing?" he asked.
As Kim sat in the back of her classroom, the students filed in and took their seats. "This should be interesting", Kim said to herself. Many students to her surprise choose seats closer to the front of the classroom, maybe it was because this was an honors class, or maybe it was the kids knew they would eventually have to move up eventually, whatever the reason, Kim shrugged. Getting up, she moved up a few seats and asked a group of students, "hey, do you guys know anything about this teacher, I'm new here.", she said. The students thinking she was a student began dishing out many rumors they had heard, Kim was amused. Excusing herself by saying she had to quickly run to her locker, exited the classroom and entered as the bell rang. "Welcome to Sr. English honors, my name is Miss Hart" she said. The color drained from the faces of the students she had just talked to as the realized what had just happened. "Relax" she said indicating them. "Let's talk about what just happened, can anyone tell me what was wrong with the way communication …."
Soccer Field
Conner McKnight, the star soccer player of the school and club teams could easily be spotted by Principal Randall. At a tall 6'1", Conner spotted a bright red jersey and black shorts. Kicking a ball hard and above the frightened goalie's head, Conner shouted something about trying to block the ball, not duck when it came his way. Conner knew technically he should be in class, but hey, he was a senior. It wasn't as if the teachers cared about what the students did anymore, it was up to the students to get their behinds to class and do the work. As he prepared to place kick another ball into the net, Conner heard a very distinctive throat clearing. "Conner McKnight, would you come with me please." Principal Randall had just busted him. "Get to class" she barked at the goalie as he ran off towards the entrance to Reefside High's gym.
Within ten minutes, Principal Randall had busted two more students, Kira Ford, for performing on campus without permission, and Ethan James for setting the school sprinklers off as the first senior prank of the year. A stickler for discipline, Principal Randall showed no mercy to those who broke her rules. Only one class into the day, these three had already earned a detention. "Aw, Dr. Oliver, it seems you have detention duty today." Principal Randall said. Tommy on his way to the teacher's lounge said he had plans, but the strict principal merely replied, "good, maybe they'll actually learn something" and with that, she headed toward her office. "Well you three, I'll see you in my room after school, I hope you like museums."
Kim's Classroom
"Seeing as you guys are my honors class, I see no reason to assign any homework, I trust you all have already done the required summer reading, expect a quiz next class.", she said. Groaning as they picked up their books, the class filed out. "Not bad, not bad at all…I'll have to e-mail Tommy later and find out how his first day went…I also need to write down to ask him where he teaches, sometimes I wonder if his memory is finally rubbing off on me after all these years", thinking to herself. As the day progressed both Tommy and Kim had their ups and downs, being a teacher was harder than it looked. By 3:00 both were wiped out, "I need a long hot bath when I get home." Kim said as she look out her plan book to see what she would be doing tomorrow. "Lecture on the Mesozoic period…….hmm, when did I become a science teacher?" asking herself she snapped out of her daze only just realizing she wasn't crazy and in reality, had another teacher's plan book. "How did this happen?" asked Tommy at the same time realizing the switch. Looking at the cover of the books, Kim and Tommy's faces paled as they read the owner's name.
"It can't be can it" they said at the same time.
Mesogog' s Island
"Dr. Oliver will get a little surprise when he goes to that fool Mercer's museum" laughed the evil mutant dinosaur. "Zeltrax, attack!" he exclaimed.
Science Lab, Reefside High
KNOCK, KNOCK! "You can do this Kim, it's only Tommy, besides, it's not like you haven't talked to him in ten years…" she told herself. Taking a deep breath, Tommy called, "Enter". Kim gingerly peaked her head into Tommy's classroom. "Hi Tommy" Kim said she pushed herself to walk further into the room, past the doorway. Tommy took off his glasses and looked up after he had finished grading a paper. "Kim" he breathed. For a second, the two started at each other moving closer and closer to one another…."Dr. O, we're……here" Ethan, Conner, and Kira, said as they entered the room, "are we interrupting something?" asked Kira. Kim shaking her head replied, "No, I was just here to get my plan book back from Tom…Dr. Oliver" Kim said. Tommy still living in the moment was slow to react.
"Huh, oh, here you go Kim…Miss Hart" Tommy said as he handed her the pink book. "Thanks.", she said. "Sorry to bug you Dr. Oliver, but I need to cut this visit short, I have gymnastics team tryouts today.", she said as she said turning around to leave. "Kim, wait, I know this is short notice, but would you like to have dinner with me at my place around 7:00 tonight, we can catch up, I know it's been a while since we've had a chat…" Kim lit up. "Sure, 7:00". With that, she turned around and left, as suddenly as she had come. "Dude, Dr. O, how'd you score a date with a babe like that?" Conner said. He may have been dazed, but Tommy wasn't deaf. "First of all Conner, Miss Hart I believe is your English teacher, some respect, second, it's not a date, we went to the same high school, and are just going to catch up, third, call me dude again and you can expect detention until the moment you graduate." Tommy said.
Kira, and Ethan tried to contain their laughter at Conner. "Now, if you'll come with me, we are going on a little trip…" Tommy said as he gathered his belongings and led the three out of the room, locking the door behind him. The trio went into the staff parking lot where they made their way to Tommy's jeep and headed to the museum.
Museum
"Cool T-Rex" Ethan said as they arrived in the museum parking lot. Kira, Ethan, Conner and Tommy headed towards the entrance, but to Tommy's dismay, the entrance was blocked with a closed sign. "Tell you what" Tommy started, "why don't you three look for some artifacts, if you find something I'll cancel detention for the rest of the week. I'm gonna go and see if I can find someone who can tell me when the museum is open." "Sweet", said Conner. They headed their separate directions as Tommy made his way to the door. "Anton Mercer, wait, it can't be can it?" he asked aloud. Shaking his head and turning around, Tommy realized that the giant T-Rex statue had disappeared. "Where did….." Tommy stopped as he saw that the giant statue had come to life. Running to his jeep, Tommy locked the doors and fumbled for his keys. "Real smart Tommy, lock the doors" he said as he started the engine and raced down the road. "Racing really seems to have paid off" Tommy thought looking to see the giant statue racing after him. "What I wouldn't give for my turbo zord" he said aloud.
"Guys I'm just saying it's not like we're going to fall into a giant sink hooooooole" Ethan said as he and the others feel into a giant sink hole. "Thanks for jinxing us Ethan" Kira said. Conner just looked up and dusted himself up as he helped Kira and Ethan up. "Stay here, I'm gonna try and climb out and get help" Conner said as he started up the wall only to fall two seconds later. "Nice one" Kira said as she helped Conner up. "I don't know about you, but I'm outta here" Conner said as he started down the corridor. Kira shook her head. "Chill babe" Conner said to Kira. Kira annoyed punched Conner's arm. "Don't ever call me that again" she said walking off. "Ow" Conner said. "What did I do, Chicks usually dig me." he thought. Ethan watched the two and shrugged.
The corridor seemed to go on forever, it was dark, dim, and damp. Finally reaching a dead end, Ethan spotted a skeleton of hat appeared to be a small dinosaur. "I don't know about you guys, but this could get me out of detention for a year" Conner said as he lifted the jaw only to find the wall moved to reveal a chamber. The three cautiously entered as they surveyed the room. Looking around, their attention was immediately caught by a giant black box containing three stones, of different colors, yellow, blue, and red. "Wow!" was all they could muster as each picked up a gem. "I don't know guys…" Ethan said trailing off. "Well, I've already missed one soccer practice, and can't miss any more" Conner said. "I hate to admit it, but I'm gonna have to agree with Conner, I've already missed my band practice. You don't want to miss computer club again do you?" Kira asked. "When you put it that way, how can I refuse." Ethan said.
Mesogog's Island
"Master, it seems that we have a lock on the dino gems coming from the woods" Elsa said. "Excellent" he said. "With Zeltrax going to attack Dr. Oliver, I believe you have some free time, bring me the gems" he said to Elsa. Elsa nodded and was off.