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Chapter 16
Reefside High
"Okay, who here actually did the work they was supposed to do when I was out?" Tommy asked as he saw the entire class raise their hands. "Really?" he said holding up a fairly thin pile of paper. The students slowly began to drop their hands until only his the three power ranger teens Kira, Conner, and Ethan's hands were raised along with the lone junior in the class, Martha. "That's what I thought…" he said shaking his head. "Since I don't like to give out failing grades, this assignment will only be worth 1 point of extra credit…" Conner interrupted him before he could finish. "Only 1 point Dr. O…that paper took forever to write…" "1 point as in a letter grade added to your lowest test or quiz grade" he finished. "Dude, that rocks!" Conner said happily. Tommy gave Conner the usual 'what did I tell you about calling me dude' look before starting his lecture on the carbon dating process of fossils. "Cass, why didn't we do that assignment again?" Devin asked his best friend. "…because, we doing more important things like working on the top story for news…"
Hayley's Cyberspace
"Chicken pox…" Conner said laughing aloud with Ethan. "I wouldn't be laughing if I were you" Kira said. "What, it's not like I'll wake up tomorrow morning and suddenly have them" Ethan said. Kira rolled her eyes. Hadn't Ethan learned about saying things like that….they usually tended to come true true. "I have to agree with Ethan, I mean that's an elementary school thing." "Hayley, I need three more drinks for table 4" Trent said rushing to whip up some drinks. "Here…" she said as she handed it to him. Trent rushed over to the table nearly tripping over Conner's toy red soccer ball. Hayley watched and headed over to Conner. "Conner, why do you leave these things laying around?" she asked picking up the ball and tossing it to him. "Um…" "Nevermind" she said as headed back to the counter to mix more drinks.
"Dad!" Trent called. "I'll be right with you…" Trent told Hayley he was taking a five minute break. "Trent, why do you spend all your time here working as a lowly waiter? I mean, you should be working in a position at least at the management level. You could have asked me I…" Dr. Mercer started lecturing Trent. " Dad, we've talked about this before…I'm in high school, this is what most people my age do. I mean, Hayley is a great boss." Tommy walked in unnoticed as Trent was called away to help some more customers. "Anton, it's good to see you…" "Tommy, its been a while…" Tommy leaned down to whisper something in Dr. Mercer's ear. "Our experiments….someone, somehow has modified their programming and are using them to attack the city…" Tommy said. Anton Mercer nodded. "I'll look into it" he said. Acting strangely, Dr. Mercer held his head and said to Tommy. "Tell Trent he'll have to get a ride home from one of his friends…" "Are you sure you're okay?" Tommy asked. "I'll be fine." Dr. Mercer said before leaving.
"Hayley, if you don't mind, my shift is over…" "Thanks Trent, I can handle it from here" Hayley said. Looking for his dad, Trent was surprised to see his science teacher waiting for him instead. "Dr. Oliver, did you see where my dad went?" he asked. "He said he wasn't feeling well, I'm giving you a ride home" Tommy said. Trent shrugged. "You don't have to Dr. O, I'll take the bus…" "Non sense Trent, I was going that way anyway…"
Mesogog's Fortress
"I have decided to give myself an upgrade…"Zeltrax trailed off as he typed a few buttons on the device that controlled the monster creator. "And just how do you plan to do that?" Elsa asked. "By going in there…" Zeltrax said pointing to the machine. "Fine, go ahead…" Elsa said smirking. "Why are you so happy?" "Because you'll probably end up destroying yourself…the master will have one less thing to worry about…"Zeltrax didn't listen to the rest of Elsa's commet as he stepped into the machine. The fog appeared as usual as Zeltrax appeared unchanged. "I feel….the same" he exclaimed as a younger and smaller version of Zeltrax appeared "Father!". Elsa and Zeltrx appeared stunned.
Hayley's Cyberspace
Kim appeared at Hayley's almost back to normal. Her case of the chicken pox had been more severe than Tommy's and since she had not had it when she was a younger child, it had taken her longer to get back to 100 . Kim had a few pox marks here and there, but they were quite small. "Ms. Hart! Are you feeling better?" Kira asked her English teacher. "Kira, hi. Yes, much, much better…I can eat again!" Kim joked. "You haven't seen Tommy around, have you?" she asked. "Sorry Ms. Hart, but you just missed him. Oh, I had a question for you on the English project though…" Kira talked to Kim while Ethan and Conner came back from the arcade part of Hayley's. "Hey Ms. Hart, sup?"
"Hello boys,….I heard from the Tommy and my substitutes that you two were exceptional students. Ethan, please thank you mom again for me..."Conner, same to your mom from Tommy." Ethan and Conner blushed as they nodded. "Bye guys, see you in the lab later" she called. "That was weird" Ethan said.
On route to Trent's House
"So Dr. O, how do you know my Dad?" Trent asked curiously. "We used to work together when I was working on my PhD. You should really ask him though" Tommy replied. Trent nodded. "Thanks for the ri…Dr. O, do you see a strange gold creature running toward us!" Tommy glanced into his mirror and slammed on the breaks as the creature ran into the back of the jeep. "Trent, stay here" Tommy said as he got out of the jeep to investigate. Trent didn't listen though as he got out of the jeep and followed behind Tommy. "What is that?" Trent asked. "I don't want to know" Tommy replied as Goldenrod, Zeltrax's son, sprang to life and started attacking Tommy and Trent. Trent started at Goldenrod, but was quickly thrown off balance. He had not had much experience, if any, in fighting monsters. Tommy took a protective stance in front of Trent as he showed off his own powerful round house kicks and sharp, precise movements. For Tommy, fighting a monster was like riding a bike. Kira, Conner, and Ethan, and Kim arrived a few minutes later. "You okay Trent" Kira asked forgetting Trent didn't know her secret. "How do you know my name?" he asked confused.
The rangers fought for a few minutes before, Zeltrax appeared. "Come my son…" Zeltrax started. "Father I haven't yet……" "There will be another time, now come…" he finished. Goldrenrod reluctantly followed his father through the invisiportal. "Thank you rangers" Tommy said before winking at Kim and the others while telling Trent to get into the jeep. "Dr. O, the strangest things seem to happen around you…" Trent thought to himself. "And how did the yellow ranger know my name?" he mused.
Mercer Residence
"Dad, I'm home….sorry I'm late, Dr. Oliver had some car problems on the way here" Trent said deciding not to mention the monster to his father. "Trent, I think I've found a solution to our little problem…" Dr. Mercer handed a sheet of paper to Trent. Trent read the paper and paled a bit. "Dad…you didn't? how?" he asked. "That's right, I bought the Cyberspace….it seems the land it was on was owned by the city, so now I own it. You'll be the new manager so…" "Dad, Hayley is my boss…you can't do this…" he stated. "It sounds to me like you're being ungrateful….I'm just trying to look out for your best interests…" Dr. Mercer started getting a tell tale headache. "Trent, we'll finish this discussion later, right now I need to rest…"
Tommy's Lab
"They can't do this can they?" Kim asked Hayley down in the lab. "They already did, since I don't own the land, I'm getting a new land lord…" "I'll do everything in my power to help you Hayley" Kim said. She gave Hayley a hug. "Hayley we'll help too" Kira said. "We will?" Conner asked earning himself an elbowing in the ribs. "Oh, we will". "I'm game" Ethan said. "You know Dr. O you really have to tell pay the air conditioning bill, it's hot down here" Ethan complained. "Dude, I thought it was just me…." Conner started. The girls just looked at Ethan and Conner strangely. "I do pay the bills you know, it's not cheap either" Tommy said. "Don't you three have homework to be doing?" Tommy asked raising his eyebrow. "Tommy, lighten up it's Friday, they have all weekend to do it, and besides, I bet they don't want to do your work because they probable just finished my 5 page essay on The Inferno huh guys." Kira, Conner, and Ethan exchanged looks.
"Yeah Ms. Hart, but we gotta get going anyway, we have um….plans, right guys" Kira said. "Yeah" Ethan and Conner replied. Once the three teens were out of the earshot of the two teachers and Hayley, Kim and Tommy laughed. "Smooth move Kim" Kim just smiled. "Works everytime…" . "Man, I completely forgot about that paper, did any of you guys read the book?" Conner asked. The two shook their heads. "We could always use but then again Ms. Hart isn't stupid…" Kira merely smiled. "I have an answer….the junior honors English class read the same book, I have a friend who's in that class, she owes me a favor…"
Hayley's Cyberspace, Saturday Morning
"Hayley, I am so sorry…" Trent said as he started to apologize to Hayley. "For what?" she asked confused. "Well...um…Hayley, my dad is the one that bought the land the Cyberspace is on…but listen, I'm going down to city hall to help fight for you to keep it, I don't want any part in…" "Trent, don't worry, apology accepted…". Trent let out a sigh of relief. "…just make sure you are here for your afternoon shift though" she added. Trent smiled, "Will do boss". "Devin, come on, we have to go and get this on film, this is perfect or our government project" Cassidy said. "Okay Cass" Devin grabbed his video camera and followed her out the door.
City Hall
"Kira, Dr. O, Ms. Hart, hi…" Trent said greeting his friend and teachers. "Where's Conner and Ethan?" he asked surprised that Kira's two partners in crime weren't there. Kira lit up and started laughing. Trent showed a questioning look. "I'll give you three guesses…" "Huh?" Trent, was now very confused. "They are home sick Trent" Kim said. "sick…don't tell me!" Trent said now laughing uncontrollably. "Alright, settle down you two" Tommy said shaking his head. A petite woman with a business suit and black briefcase approached the foursome. "Dr. Oliver, Ms. Hart, a pleasure". She shook their hands. "Thank you for agreeing to meet us on such short notice Councilwoman Gonzalez." "Dr. Oliver, we meet again!" Zeltrax exclaimed appearing with an army of Tyrannodrones and Goldenrod. Goldenrod nodded in agreement before he started attacking the people around the city hall building. "Trent, get Councilwoman Gonzalez to safety." Trent helped fight a few Tyrannodrones before he and the Councilwoman were safely situated behind the planter box's wall.
"If there is anything I can ever do to thank you, please let me know" she said grateful for being rescued. "Actually, there is something…" Trent said. Meanwhile, Kim, Kira, and Tommy had morphed and were fighting the Tyrannodrones, Goldenrod, and Zeltrax. "I hate to do this, but we need help" Tommy exclaimed as he was surrounded by the Tyrannodrones. "Conner, Ethan, I know you guys are sick, but we really need some help!" Tommy called through his communicator. Ethan and Conner had been hoping something like this would happen. Being around the house with their moms waiting on them hand and foot was overrated. "Mom, I told you, I'm fine!" Conner exclaimed. "If you're sure honey…" "Yes I'm sure mom". As soon as the coast was clear, Conner morphed and joined the team. Ethan followed shortly behind.
"Did someone call for help?" Ethan and Conner appeared taking a fighting stance next to Tommy. Kira and Kim regrouped to join the boys. "Let's do it guys!" Conner called. Tommy went to fight Zeltrax as Conner and the others called for their weapons. "TRICERA SHIELD! PTERA GRIPS! TYRANNO STAFF! POWER BOW!" Tommy already had his Brachio staff out and was using it. The four rangers formed the super Z- Rex blaster and fired it at Goldenrod. "I'm not done yet Dr. Oliver" Zeltrax said retreating.
Mesogog's Island
"Elsa, why do you always mock me?" Zeltrax said. "What? I didn't say anything…" she said. Zeltrax made his "son" grow, and launched him into the heart of Reefside. "BRACHIO ZORD" Tommy called. The zords appeared seconds later and easily defeated Goldenrod.
Hayley's Cyberspace
Dr. Mercer entered the café followed by a few architects and contractors. "Those walls need replacing, those computers can stay…" "Dr. Mercer, what are you doing here?" Hayley asked. "I'm the new owner…" he replied. "I don't think so…the land here is owned by the city, therefore, all sales go through the city council." "Come again?" Dr. Mercer said surprised. "Well, thanks largely in part to your son here, he and the others (indicating Tommy, Kira, and Kim, Conner and Ethan were at home in bed), the city council came to a unanimous decision not to approve the sale of this land. This place is a haven for the youths." The councilwoman was surrounded by some of the teens in the café. Dr. Mercer angrily turned around and left.
Mercer Mansion
Trent looked around his father's study looking for his backpack. "I knew I left it somewhere…" he said searching earnestly for it. Instead, he found a glowing green light floating in the air. Curious, he reached for it and was instantly transported through the invisiportal. He landed outside, to his surprise, of the Cyberspace.
Cyberspace
"Trent?" his father asked. "Hi dad… I was uh…coming in for my afternoon shift." He said quickly. "See you at home" his father said and continued towards his limo. Trent looked around for a second before shaking his head. "I must be going crazy" he thought to himself.
Tommy's House
"Kim, I know Thanksgiving is three ways away, but I was wondering if it's alright with you if we could have a sort of ranger Thanksgiving" Tommy said. "That would be great Tommy, I haven't seen Trini, Aisha, Kat and the gang in so long." Kim mused. "Well, I know how you love to go shopping, and throw parties, so I figured three weeks is enough time…with Mesogog, we'll be needing all the time we can get" Tommy finished. Kim hugged him. "I love you Tommy…I love you too beautiful". "Are you up to making a guest list?" Kim asked. "Alright". Tommy grabbed a pad of paper and a pen and started writing down names Kim rambled off. "Jason, Trini, Zack, Adam, Rocky, Aisha, Billy, Kat…am I forgetting anyone?" Kim asked. "I don't think so" Tommy said."…I'll have to get back to you on that though, you know my memory….." "Kira, Conner, and Ethan probably will be spending the holiday with their own families."
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